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2/16/2018 |
Author: ProCon.org
Marc R. Rosenblum, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Office of Immigration Statistics in the US Department of Homeland Security
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
- Reasoning:
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“In general, ‘fixing’ the ‘broken’ immigration system could be accomplished through legalization and reforms to create more legal visas, through more effective immigration enforcement, or through a combination of the two — the logic of CIR [comprehensive immigration reform]. However, immigration policymaking is strongly biased in favor of enforcement rather than legalization or visa reform…”
“US ImmIgratIon Policy Since 9/11: Understanding the Stalemate over Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” migrationpolicy.org, Aug. 2011
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Immigration Statistics, US Department of Homeland Security, 2016-present
- Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Orleans, 2000-present
- Deputy Director, Migration Policy Institute, Jan. 2014-Jan. 2016
- Specialist in Immigration Policy, Congressional Research Service, May 2011-Jan. 2014
- Member, National Research Council’s Committee on Estimating Costs to the Department of Justice of Increased Border Security Enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security, 2011-2013
- Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute, 2008-2011
- Member, President-Elect Obama’s Immigration Policy Transition Team, 2009
- Visiting Fellow for Senator Ted Kennedy, 2006-2007
- Education:
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- PhD, University of California, San Diego, 2000
- BA, Columbia College, 1987
- Other:
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- He has published more than 60 academic journal articles
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