A Look at Immigration and the Constitution

These two 90-minute lectures will focus on the constitutional principles that have served to promote immigration to the United States and the rights of immigrants. Immigration laws and Supreme Court cases that deal with this subject will also be discussed.

Recent topics about immigration including “controlling the border,” “deporting illegals,” and “birthright citizenship” (referring to automatic citizenship of anyone born in this country) will be explored. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order ending birthright citizenship. Several federal courts have ruled that his order violates the Constitution, and to date, the Supreme Court has not acted on the Government’s request for review.

About Attorney Joseph D. Steinfield: He is a trial lawyer, and has practiced law in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for many years, and lives in Keene. He has taught at Boston College Law School, UNH Franklin Pierce Law School, and several other universities in the US and abroad. He is also involved with CALL at Keene State College, and writes articles for a variety of NH newspapers.    

Event Details:
Dates: January 14, 2026 and January 21, 2026   6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: Keene School District Professional Development Center at the Jonathan Daniels Building – 227 Maple Avenue Keene, NH Entrance C3 in back of the building
Admission: $25.00 per person registration required in advance

For more information or to register please call Keene Community Education at 603-357-0088 x 303 or visit this link:  Enrichment Course Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dates: Mondays, September 15 and 22, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location: Keene PD Center, 227 Maple Ave, Keene in the Jonathan Daniels Building at Door C3 (around the back of the building, parking by the pickleball courts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the instructor: Dr. Paul Vincent is a Keene State College Professor Emeritus. While at Keene State, he chaired the Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and served as Director of the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies.