Full Committee Hearing

Securing the Border: Understanding and Addressing the Root Causes of Central American Migration to the United States

Date: March 25, 2015
Time: 2:00pm
Location: SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Member Statements

Chairman

Ron

Johnson

(R -
 WI)

Ranking Member

Thomas R.

Carper

(D -
 DE)

Witnesses

Panel I

William

Kandel

Analyst in Immigration Policy

Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress

Panel I

The Honorable

Roger F.

Noriega

Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

and Former Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

Panel I

The Honorable

Adolfo A.

Franco

Former Assistant Administrator for Latin America and Caribbean

at the U.S. Agency for Interanational Development

Panel I

Eric L.

Olson

Associate Director

Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Panel II

The Honorable

Alan D.

Bersin

Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief Diplomatic Officer

Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel II

Francisco

Palmieri

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America and the Caribbean

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Panel II

Lieutenant General

Kenneth E.

Tovo, USA

Military Deputy Commander

U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Department of Defense