Last updated on: 8/30/2017 | Author: ProCon.org

Ilya Somin, JD Biography

Title:
Professor of Law at George Mason University
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Aug. 31, 2017

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with advanced degrees in fields relevant to immigration. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to immigration.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Professor of Law, George Mason University, 2012-present
  • Visiting Professor, Zhengzhou University (China), 2014
  • Co-Editor, Supreme Court Economic Review, 2006-2013
  • Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University, 2009-2012
  • Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University, 2003-2009
  • John M. Olin Fellow in Law, Northwestern University Law School, 2002-2003
  • Law Clerk for Judge Jerry E. Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Houston, TX), 2001-2002
Education:
  • JD, Yale Law School, 2001
  • MA, Political Science, Harvard University, 1997
  • BS, Amherst College, summa cum laude, Political Science and History, Amherst College, 1995
Other:
  • Twitter handle: @ilyasomin
  • Immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1979
Quoted in:
  1. What Constitutional Rights Do Undocumented Immigrants Have When on American Soil?