Last updated on:
9/13/2013 |
Author: ProCon.org
Robert Rector, MA Biography
- Title:
- Senior Research Fellow in Domestic Policy at the Heritage Foundation
- 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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“Although border security generally receives more attention, serious enforcement of current laws prohibiting the employment of illegals is also an important tool in an overall strategy to reduce illegal immigration.”
“Reducing Illegal Immigration through Employment Verification, Enforcement, and Protection,” www.heritage.org, Oct. 7, 2009
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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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:
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- Senior Research Fellow in Domestic Policy, Heritage Foundation, 1984-present
- Commissioner, Millennial Housing Commission, 2001-2002
- Consultant, federal welfare reform legislation, 1996 and 2006
- Recipient, Dr. W. Glenn and Rita Ricardo Campbell Award
- Former Legislative Assistant, Virginia House of Delegates
- Former Analyst, US Office of Personnel Management
- Education:
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- MA, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University
- BA, College of William and Mary
- Other:
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- None found
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