University of Minnesota Immigrant History Research Center Webinar: Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States

European migrants are often depicted as the nation’s iconic legal immigrants, yet Europeans did enter and remain in the US without proper authorization. In this webinar, historians will tell the stories of European migrants who adopted irregular migration strategies to enter and remain in the US throughout the 20th century. They will also discuss how the treatment of unauthorized European migrants differs from that of other unauthorized migrants, and how the reception of undocumented immigrants continues to be impacted by the dynamics of race, class, and gender. The speakers are contributors to Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States, published by University of Illinois Press in 2025.

Register here for the webinar on Nov 12, 2025 02:00 PM PST.