On May 15, 2008, the fifth debate in the Miller Center of Public Affairs' National Discussion and Debate Series took place at the New York Public Library. Participants had one hour to debate the proposed resolution: "Our national interests require a path to citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants presently here." Tamar Jacoby, CEO and President of ImmigrationWorks, and Eliseo Medina, International Executive Vice President of the Service Employees International Union, argued for the resolution. Vernon Briggs, Emeritus Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, and Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, argued against. Robert MacNeil, former co-anchor of the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, moderated the debate.

On May 15, the National Discussion and Debate Series will host the final debate of its 2007-2008 season in the New York Public Library. Four participants will have one hour to debate the proposed resolution: "Our national interests require a path to citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants presently here." Robin MacNeil will moderate the debate.

On April 9, the fourth debate in the Miller Center of Public Affairs' National Discussion and Debate Series took place in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall. Participants had one hour to debate the proposed resolution: "Americans have a fundamental right to health care, and it is the obligation of government to secure that right."
JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Regina Herzlinger, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, spoke in favor of the resolution. Dick Armey, Chairman of FreedomWorks and former House Majority Leader, and Richard Epstein, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, argued against. Susan Dentzer, health correspondent for PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, moderated the debate.