Eagleton Program on Immigration and Democracy
presents

The Future of Immigrant America
with special invited guest  

The Honorable
Yvette D. Clarke

- Member of U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY)
- Senior Whip, Democratic Caucus
- Member, House Committee on Homeland Security
  and House Committee on Small Business
- Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus
- Top Legislative Issues Include: Immigration Reform,
  Caribbean Issues, and Homeland Security

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Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke is a Brooklyn native whose roots are firmly planted in her Jamaican heritage.  A product of the New York City Public School System, Rep. Clarke received a scholarship to Oberlin College and was a recipient of the prestigious APPAH/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy and Policy Analysis.

Rep. Clarke was first elected to Congress in November 2006 and represents the 11th Congressional District which includes the communities of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Sunset Park, Carroll Gardens, Kensington, Park Slope, Prospect Heights,  Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Prospect Park.

Prior to being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Clarke served on the New York City Council representing the 40th District in Brooklyn.  She succeeded her mother, former City Council Member Una S. T. Clarke, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the history of the Council.

As the Congressional Representative of the 11th district, she is committed to continuing the district's legacy of excellence as set forth by the late Honorable Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman and Caribbean American elected to Congress. 

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This event is co-sponsored by: Center for American Women and Politics; Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies; Department of Africana Studies; West Indian Student Organization; School of Management and Labor Relations; Center for Migration and the Global City; Rutgers Future Scholars; Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic and Public Partnerships in the Arts and Humanities