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Racist by Design: In Conversation with Kelly Lytle Hernández & Bill Deverell
Event
Thu., Dec. 3, 2026, 12–1 p.m.
Free with registration
Webinar
ICW is proud to present Kelly Lytle Hernández, professor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning at UCLA, in conversation with Bill Deverell about her new book, "Racist by Design."
Drawing on decades of historical research, Lytle Hernández reveals how generations of lawmakers and law enforcement officials deliberately shaped the U.S. immigration system to encourage white immigration while targeting nonwhite migrants for exclusion, criminalization, and deportation. Exposing the racial foundations of immigration policy and its enduring consequences, this conversation will dive into the immigration system’s origins and how we might reimagine its future.
Top image: Illustrated London News, publisher. Chinese emigration to America: sketch on board the steam-ship Alaska, bound for San Francisco, 1876-04-29, John Haskell Kemble Collection. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
