James R. Edwards Jr. PhD - Illegal Immigration

Name:	James R. Edwards Jr., PhD
Title:	Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
Position:	Pro enforcement of current law and border fence to the question "What are the solutions to illegal immigration in America?"
Reasoning:	"Well, number one, we ought to start enforcing the laws on the books. And number two is we ought to add to those in a way that takes the enforcement route first before we assume that there is some inevitable flow of people that’s unstoppable. I just reject that out-of-hand. [...] It depends if your view is that the United States is a sovereign nation. Then you accept that we ought to be able to decide who gets in and who doesn’t and on what grounds we admit people. And that’s what, if in the light of the fact that there is a mass herd of people who are trying to come across unlawfully—now, if we were to do and take an attrition strategy like the House is trying to do and take border security, interior enforcement and employer sanctions all at once, and make it more difficult for people to get here and get a job, then you would see fewer people trying to come in. But until we do that one part nevertheless has to be having some physical barrier on the border." Immigration debate on "Justice Talking," National Public Radio, May 29, 2006
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts Immigration officials, people with post-graduate degrees in fields relevant to immigration issues, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, immigration issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site]
Involvement and Affiliations:	Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), 2009-present Principal, MITA (Man in the Arena) Group Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute, 1999-2008 Founder and Principal, Olive, Edwards, & Cooper LLC (Washington, DC) Professor, Political Science, Washington Semester Program, Claremont McKenna College Professor, Communications, Union University Assistant Vice President of Communications, Healthcare Leadership Council Legislative Director for US Representative Ed Bryant (R - TN) Senior Speechwriter, Republican National Committee Staff member of US Representative John J. Duncan (R - TN) and US Senator Strom Thurmond (R - SC) Member, Steering Committee, Antitrust Coalition for Consumer Choice in Health Care
Education:	PhD, Mass Communication, University of Tennessee MA, Speech Communication, University of Georgia BA, Speech Communication, University of Georgia
Contact Info:	Phone: (757) 468-5809 Fax: (202) 466-8076, Center for Immigration Studies E-Mail: Online Contact Form Website: Profile at the Center for Immigration Studies
Select Publications:	"Health Reform Legislation and Immigration," Center for Immigration Studies, Aug. 2009 "A Biblical Perspective on Immigration Policy," Debating Immigration, 2007 "Two Sides of the Same Coin, The Connection Between Legal and Illegal Immigration," Center for Immigration Studies, Feb. 2006 "Barring Foreign Extremists," The Washington Times, Sep. 15, 2005 "Social Security Ties with Mexico Bad for America," Insight on the News Online, Sep. 17, 2004 "Remembrances of a Reagan Revolutionary," The Hudson Institute, June 8, 2004 "Christianity's Right to Remain Silent," The Hudson Institute, Feb. 1, 2004 "Unemployed in the US," National Review Online, July 17, 2003 Cowritten with Steven A. Camarota, "Without Coverage: Immigration's Impact on the Size and Growth of the Population Lacking Health Insurance," Center for Immigration Studies, July 2000 "Homosexuals and Immigration: Developments in the United States and Abroad," Center for Immigration Studies, May 1999 Cowritten with James Gimpel, Congressional Politics of Immigration Reform, 1998
Other:	None found
Also Quoted in:	1. Is the enforcement of existing immigration laws alone a good solution to illegal immigration in America? 2. Would an increase of immigration quotas reduce illegal immigration?