Guest speakers Jon Hockenyos and Daniel Kowalski lead a discussion focused on immigration policy.

Jon Hockenyos, Managing Director, Texas Perspectives (TXP)

Jon Hockenyos founded TXP while attending the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. Since then, TXP has successfully completed hundreds of economic studies and other projects for a wide variety of clients. Mr. Hockenyos makes numerous public presentations and speeches, has served as a resource witness on a variety of issues for a large number of city councils, state legislatures, and the U.S. Congress, and is widely quoted by both print and electronic media.

Daniel Kowalski, Editor in Chief, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin

Daniel Kowalski is an Austin based immigration lawyer and editor in chief of Bender’s Immigration Bulletin. With over 20 years of experience, Kowalski is a nationally recognized expert on immigration law. He has been honored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s National Immigration Project and is a past recipient of the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award from the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project.