A thorough exploration and compassionate solutions to current U.S. immigration policy
Although the United States is a nation founded by immigrants, Alberto Gonzales and David Strange believe that national immigration policy and enforcement over the past thirty years has been inadequate. This failure by federal leaders has resulted in a widespread introduction of state immigration laws across the country. Gonzales and Strange assert that the solution to current immigration challenges is reform of federal immigration laws, including common sense border control, tougher workplace enforcement, minor (but significant) changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act, and a revised visa process that discourages overstaying the duration of a visa.
Gonzales and Strange embrace many provisions of current pending legislation, but are sharply critical of others. Their proposals call for an expansion of the grounds of inadmissibility to foster greater respect of law and to address the problem of visa overstays, while also calling for a restriction on grounds of inadmissibility in other areas to address the large undocumented population and increasing humanitarian crisis. They explor
Alberto R. Gonzales served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States during the George W. Bush administration. Before entering public service, Gonzales practiced business law at the Houston law firm of Vinson & Elkins. In , he resigned his law partnership to serve as General Counsel to the Governor of Texas. After three years, the Governor appointed Gonzales as Texas Secretary of State.
He was subsequently appointed as a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court and elected by the citizens of Texas to serve a full six-year term in the November general election. He served in the White House as Counsel to the President from
Gonzales is an Air Force veteran and attended the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a graduate of Rice University and Harvard Law School. Presently, he is the Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee.
Alberto R. Gonzales
Alberto R. Gonzales is an American lawyer who served as the 80th US Attorney General under President George Walker Bush administration.
Early Life
Alberto Gonzales was born to poor Mexican immigrants on August 4, , in San Antonio, Texas. He grew up in Houston as the second child of Pablo and Maria Gonzales. He had seven other siblings in the family. Gonzales was raised up under strict Roman Catholic rules as all the children within the family. Living in a two bedroomed house, the family crammed in the small house without running water.
He went to MacArthur High School. He graduated from high school with honors of joining the university. Due to his poor background and lacking a scholarship, he joined the US military. He served in the US Air Force while studying at the US Air Force Academy. He transferred to his credits to Rice University situated in Houston. He finished his studies at the university’s Lovett College with a Political Science degree in In , he graduated with a Law degree from the Harvard School of Law.
Texas State Counsel
He joined a legal firm in Houston called Vinson and Elkins. He handled corporate cases within the fi
Alberto R. Gonzales was sworn in as the nation's 80th Attorney General on February 3,
In his initial remarks to Department of Justice employees, Attorney General Gonzales reminded them of their mission and noted they have "a special obligation to protect America against future acts of terrorism. We will continue to make that our top priority while remaining consistent with our values and legal obligations. That will be the lodestar that guides us in our efforts at the Department."
Prior to serving at the Department of Justice, he was commissioned as White House Counsel to President George W. Bush in January of Prior to serving in the White House, he served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. Before his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court in , he served as Texas' th Secretary of State from December 2, to January 10, Among his many duties as Secretary of State, Gonzales was a senior advisor to then Governor Bush, chief elections officer, and the Governor's lead liaison on Mexico and border issues.
Prior to his appointment as Secretary of State, Gonzales was the General Counsel to Governor Bush for three years. Before joining the Governor's staff, he was a p
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