RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT UH TO CLARIFY,
COMMENT ON
PRESIDENT BUSH’S IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL
President Bush’s recently announced immigration proposal
– which suggests adopting a temporary worker program that
provides an option for participants to pursue permanent resident
status – is a complex and controversial topic. These University
of Houston faculty resources are available to the media to comment
directly on the proposal or to provide background information. If
you are unable to contact them directly or have a request for a
subject not listed below, contact the External Communications office
at 713-743-8189.
Center for Immigration Research (CIR) studies
current immigration trends in order to inform decision making concerning
international and national policies, as well disseminating information
to local institutions, organizations and policy-makers involved
with the settlement and incorporation of America's “new immigrants”
into their communities. The Web site contains a wealth of information
about the center’s research projects and reports: http://www.uh.edu/cir/
Michael A. Olivas, William B. Bates Distinguished
Chair of Law and director of the Institute of Higher Education Law
& Governance. The only person to hold membership in both the
American Law Institute and the National Academy of Education, Olivas
is a widely recognized expert on immigration law and policy. Additional
information: http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/
Phone: 713-743-2078. E-mail: molivas@uh.edu
Joseph A. Vail, associate professor of law and
director of the UH Law Center’s Immigration Law Clinic, which
supervises students working on a variety of actual immigration cases.
Vail is a former immigration judge.
Phone: 713-743-0897. E-mail: jvail@uh.edu
Nestor Rodriguez, associate professor of sociology
and co-director of CIR, is an authority in the study of immigration
policy, border enforcement and state repression. (Available 1/9/2004.)
Additional information: http://www.sociology.uh.edu/profile_Rodriguez.htm
Phone: 713-743-3946. E-mail: nrodriguez@uh.edu
Jacqueline Maria Hagan, associate professor of
sociology and co-director of CIR, is a noted researcher in the fields
of immigration, social policy and human rights issues. Additional
information: http://www.sociology.uh.edu/profile_Hagan.htm
Phone: (713) 743-3945. E-mail: jhagan@uh.edu
Stephen Zamora, professor of law, is an expert
in NAFTA and international trade and lead author of the forthcoming
book “Mexican Law.” Additional information: http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/
Phone: (713) 743-2137. E-mail: szamora@uh.edu
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