Nonresident Senior Fellow

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.

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2009

Compromise Is Possible on Immigration ReformOctober 21, 2009

Breaking the Immigration Stalemate: From Deep Disagreements to Constructive ProposalsOctober 06, 2009

2006

How Not to Build a Fence at the U.S.-Mexican Border: America's Conflicted Attitudes Toward ImmigrationSeptember 01, 2006

Give Illegal Immigrants Licenses and ObligationsAugust 20, 2006

The American Exception: Homegrown Terrorism in the U.S.August 14, 2006

2004

Borderline UselessJanuary 13, 2004

2003

America's Muslims Never Had to Unite - Until NowJanuary 05, 2003

Citizenship Begins At Home: A New Approach to the Civic Integration of ImmigrantsJanuary 01, 2003

2002

Beyond Sushiology: Does Diversity Work?December 01, 2002

2001

Why Amnesty Is the Wrong Way to GoAugust 12, 2001

Dressing It Up as Science Can't Disguise the PoliticsMarch 04, 2001

Counting on the Census?March 01, 2001

'While There is a Right to Vote, There is No Such Right to be Counted'; No Fudging on Census NumbersJanuary 14, 2001

Census; A Bad Test for Bush's OutreachJanuary 07, 2001

2000

We're Overstating the Importance of the UndercountMay 14, 2000

Why Census Is Right to Ask for Racial and Ethnic DataApril 16, 2000

Counting on the Census?: Race, Group Identity, and the Evasion of PoliticsApril 13, 2000

Do We Really Want Immigrants to Assimilate?March 01, 2000

1999

The 2000 Census: Sampling ErrorMay 31, 1999

1998

Tolerating Intolerance in American PoliticsJuly 19, 1998

The Cost of a Tighter Border: People-Smuggling NetworksMay 05, 1998

Sampling Is Not the Answer to Census FlawsFebruary 05, 1998

1996

Missing the Boat: Immigration Law Demonizes Foreigners But Solves LittleOctober 20, 1996

Why Separate Legal, Illegal Immigrants?August 04, 1996

Many American Dilemmas: The statistical politics of counting by race and ethnicityJune 01, 1996

1992

E Pluribus Hispanic?June 01, 1992

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Research and Commentary

2009

Compromise Is Possible on Immigration ReformOctober 21, 2009

Breaking the Immigration Stalemate: From Deep Disagreements to Constructive ProposalsOctober 06, 2009

2006

How Not to Build a Fence at the U.S.-Mexican Border: America's Conflicted Attitudes Toward ImmigrationSeptember 01, 2006

Give Illegal Immigrants Licenses and ObligationsAugust 20, 2006

The American Exception: Homegrown Terrorism in the U.S.August 14, 2006

2004

Borderline UselessJanuary 13, 2004

2003

America's Muslims Never Had to Unite - Until NowJanuary 05, 2003

Citizenship Begins At Home: A New Approach to the Civic Integration of ImmigrantsJanuary 01, 2003

2002

Beyond Sushiology: Does Diversity Work?December 01, 2002

2001

Why Amnesty Is the Wrong Way to GoAugust 12, 2001

Dressing It Up as Science Can't Disguise the PoliticsMarch 04, 2001

Counting on the Census?March 01, 2001

'While There is a Right to Vote, There is No Such Right to be Counted'; No Fudging on Census NumbersJanuary 14, 2001

Census; A Bad Test for Bush's OutreachJanuary 07, 2001

2000

We're Overstating the Importance of the UndercountMay 14, 2000

Why Census Is Right to Ask for Racial and Ethnic DataApril 16, 2000

Counting on the Census?: Race, Group Identity, and the Evasion of PoliticsApril 13, 2000

Do We Really Want Immigrants to Assimilate?March 01, 2000

1999

The 2000 Census: Sampling ErrorMay 31, 1999

1998

Tolerating Intolerance in American PoliticsJuly 19, 1998

The Cost of a Tighter Border: People-Smuggling NetworksMay 05, 1998

Sampling Is Not the Answer to Census FlawsFebruary 05, 1998

1996

Missing the Boat: Immigration Law Demonizes Foreigners But Solves LittleOctober 20, 1996

Why Separate Legal, Illegal Immigrants?August 04, 1996

Many American Dilemmas: The statistical politics of counting by race and ethnicityJune 01, 1996

1992

E Pluribus Hispanic?June 01, 1992

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