I am pleased to let you know about a new book, Legal Briefs on Immigration Reform from 25 of the Top Legal Minds in the Country.  For the book, editors Deborah Robinson and Mona Parsa asked 25 of The Top Legal Minds in the Country this question:  If you were called upon by the President of the United States to recommend a piece of immigration legislation that could pass the legal test of the U.S. Constitution and both houses of Congress, what would it include?   This book is their answer.

I am also pleased to let you know that your humble blogger is one of the “Legal Minds.”  In fact, I am the number one legal mind!  The contributors are:

Jason A. Dzubow, Esq.
Gary E. Endelman, Esq., Ph.D.
Michael Fix, Esq.,
Austin T. Fragomen, Esq.
Chris E. Gafner, Esq.
Regina Germain, Esq.
Bill Ong Hing, Esq.
Mark Krikorian
Ira J. Kurzban, Esq.
Heather Mac Donald, Esq.
Daniel J. McNeil, Esq.
Cyrus D. Mehta, Esq.
Victoria F. Neilson, Esq.
Nancy A. Noonan, Esq.
Julie A. Pace, Esq.
Renée M. Saucedo, Esq.
David A. Selden, Esq.
Patrick Shen, Esq.
Gregory Siskind, Esq.
Rita Sostrin, Esq.
Nicomedes E. Suriel, Esq.
Carol M. Swain, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Jennifer Van Hook, Ph.D.
Michael Wildes, Esq.
Stephen Yale-Loehr, Esq.

Now, some nattering nabobs might point out that the list of legal minds is alphabetical, and my name happens to be first because it comes earliest in the alphabet.  Don’t believe it!  As far as I can tell, I am numero uno (take that Kurzban, with your obnoxious “K” and Germain with your sad little “G”!).   

The book actually looks to be a great resource for people interested in immigration reform.  I have not yet read the contributions by other authors, but they seem intriguing.  Here are some that caught my eye:  Regina Germain writes about Restoring Dignity to the Asylum Process; Victoria Neilson writes about immigration and LGBT issues, which happens to be a very timely topic; and Michael Wildes, a former mayor, writes about the effects of immigration on our economy.  Other authors write about the current effort to repeal birthright citizenship, and the book includes at least a few authors who are generally considered anti-immigration, such as Mark Krikorian from the Center for Immigration Studies.

All in all, it looks to be a valuable source of information for policy makers and others interested in immigration issues.  To learn more, and to buy the book, visit the website.