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September 8, 2006

Homecoming Lecture To Feature Immigration Expert Hernandez

"... A passionate defender of the civil rights of immigrants, Hernandez was named Humanitarian Man of 2001 by Latin Trade Magazine, and that same year Hispanic Business Magazine identified him as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the U. S...."

Noted immigration expert Dr. Juan Hernandez will address both the challenges and the opportunities presented by the movement of workers across the U. S.-Mexico border onOctober 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Samford's Leslie Wright Center. The event, open to the public and free-of-charge, is part of Samford's J. Roderick Davis Lecture Series and also will serve as an academic component of the University's Homecoming and presidential inauguration celebrations.

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