Join Assistant Professor Alfredo Gonzalez as he explores the boundaries of military social welfare between WWI and the War on Terror, when military naturalization policy significantly changed from guaranteeing legal citizenship to merely expediting an immigrant’s ability to apply for naturalization.
Alfredo Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research explores how immigrant and non-citizen military service shapes views on political acculturation, and the extent to which Congress, courts, and veterans’ organizations weigh naturalization as part of a broader scheme of military social welfare benefits. Gonzalez served in the US Marine Corps and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
When: Sunday, November 2nd
Where: Vista del Monte Retirement Community, Main Lounge
Time: 2:00 PM