IMMIGRATION IS TOPIC OF SPANIER RADIO CALL-IN, JAN 25

America's newcomers will be the topic of the next edition of "To the Best of My Knowledge," Penn State President Graham Spanier's monthly radio call-in show airing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, on WPSU-FM and on the Internet at http://www.psu.edu/ur/tech/tech.html

Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss contemporary trends in immigration to the United States and their impact on the future of the country will be Gordon De Jong, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State; Frank Sherry, Executive Director of The National Immigration Forum; and Ira Mehlman, California Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

Listeners with opinions about whether Americans are doing enough to ease the transition of new immigrants and whether new immigrants are doing enough to fit into American life are encouraged to join the discussion by calling 1-800-543-8242 during the one-hour broadcast. Internet users worldwide will be able to link to sound and pictures from the program at www.psu.edu/ur/tech/tech.html; and they will be able to contact the President during the program via e-mail to .