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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Peter Skerry

Peter Skerry

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

A former congressional aide and longtime professor of politics, Peter Skerry’s research focuses on immigration policy. He is writing a book about the integration of Muslims into U.S. society and politics.



Expertise

Government statistics; Immigration; Muslims and Arabs in the United States; Racial and ethnic politics; Social policy; U.S. Census

  • Language Fluency:
  • French

Background

Current Positions
Professor, Department of Political Science, Boston College

Past Positions
Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Director of Washington Programs, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles; Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Legislative Director, Office of Senator Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.)

Education

Ph.D. (1991), Ed.M. (1974), Harvard University; B.A., Tufts University (1973)


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioGingrich vs. the Immigration Status Quo November 30, 2011The Wall Street Journal
Save to My PortfolioThe Muslim-American MuddleFall 2011National Affairs
Save to My PortfolioOn the Peter King Hearing and Islamism in AmericaMarch 10, 2011The Christian Science Monitor
Save to My PortfolioSilence from Muslim-AmericansJanuary 29, 2011The Boston Globe
Save to My PortfolioThe Real Debate is Among MuslimsAugust 18, 2010The Boston Globe
Save to My PortfolioAmerican Culture and the Muslim WorldJune 30, 2010IjtihadReason
Save to My PortfolioA Testing Attempt for Islam’s CenterMay 18, 2010The Boston Globe
Save to My PortfolioBreaking the Immigration Stalemate: From Deep Disagreements to Constructive ProposalsOctober 06, 2009The Brookings Institution, The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Save to My PortfolioGive Illegal Immigrants Licenses and ObligationsAugust 20, 2006Los Angeles Times
Save to My PortfolioAmerica's Other MuslimsAutumn 2005The Wilson Quarterly
Save to My PortfolioBorderline UselessJanuary 13, 2004The New Republic (Online)
Save to My PortfolioAmerica's Muslims Never Had to Unite - Until NowJanuary 05, 2003The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioBeyond Sushiology: Does Diversity Work?Winter 2002The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioWhy Amnesty Is the Wrong Way to GoAugust 12, 2001The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioCensus; A Bad Test for Bush's OutreachJanuary 07, 2001Los Angeles Times

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