During the course of the Bellagio Dialogue on Migration, short, ad-hoc notes on the proceedings are available below after the conclusion of each session. A final, official, and more comprehensive document will be available after the Bellagio Dialogue on Migration ends.

The notes below reflect the discussion at the Bellagio Dialogue on Migration and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Rockefeller Foundation or the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Migration, Community Relations, and Discrimination

    Session I: Policy Strategies to Combat Ethnic Discrimination as a Barrier to Integration
    Discussion topics: combatting ethnic discrimination, anti-immigration initiatives in the U.S., and a case-study on Ireland.

    Session II: Community Relations and Religious Pluralism
    Discussion topics: religious pluralism, state and religion, Canada case-study, headscarves in France.

    Session III: Best Practice Examples for Managing Religious Pluralism and Cultural Diversity
    Discussion topics: best-practices for local governments and for private organizations.

    Session IV: Roundtable Discussion and Conclusions
    Discussion topics: immigration and managing diversity, best-practices for future action.

Citizenship: A Transatlantic Perspective

    Session I: Solidarity and Group Identity
    Discussion topics: groups, racialization, transnationalization.

    Session II: Practical Issues of Immigration
    Discussion topics: reasons for immigration, skills for integration, University of Texas case-study

    Session III: Policy Dimensions: Nationality Laws and Current European Debates
    Discussion topics: law harmonization among European states, a Turkish-German case-study.

    Session IV: Roundtable Discussion and Conclusions
    Discussion topics: solidarity, common historical memory in Europe, and citizenship.

Migration, Security, and Rights

    Session I: Setting the Stage: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights and Protection of Migrants
    Discussion topics: homeland security and civil liberties, legal framework for immigration policies both in the U.S. and internationally.

    Session II: Immigrant Integration
    Discussion topics: integration among the second generation, Belgium case-study.

    Session III: Interior Enforcement, Detention, and Deportation (Joint Session with Workshop on Irregular Migration and Security)
    Discussion topics: enforcement of migration laws, U.S. enforcement and detention history.

    Session IV: Continued
    Discussion topics: role-playing exercise on U.S. anti-terrorism "material support" ban.