General Legal Issues

Patrick O. Gudridge, Professor of Law, can discuss general law issues on a spectrum of areas.
Office: (305) 284-2261
pgudridg@law.miami.edu

U.S. Immigration Policy Issues

David Abraham, Professor of Law, can discuss issues related to the Cuban Adjustment Act, Haitian and other refugee flows, guest worker programs, and the relationship of immigration to American labor.
Cell: (609) 203-3892
Office: (305) 284-5535

Hispanic population in U.S.

Dr. Thomas Boswell, Chairman of the Dept. of Geography and Regional Studies, in the College of Arts and Sciences, studies Hispanic and West Indian populations in the U.S. He is currently teaching a class this semester entitled “Immigration to the United States” and will be teaching “The Immigration Debate in the United States: Is it Good or Bad for America?” during the second summer session. He has research and teaching interests in world population problems, migration, ethnicity, housing segregation and discrimination, and poverty. He has been a Research Associate with the Research Institute for the Study of Man in New York City (1973-74) and the Director of the Policy Center of the Cuban American National Council in Miami (1993-97). He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York City.
Office: (305) 284-6694
tboswell@miami.edu

Elizabeth M. Aranda, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology, specializes in immigration, U.S. Latino populations, and issues of race, class, and gender inequalities. Her research has been published in scholarly journals and she recently published a book on Puerto Rican migration. She is available to discuss Latin American immigrants in South Florida and their transnational activities.
Office: (305) 284-6126
Email: earanda@miami.edu

Prof. Andy Gomez, Ph.D, Assistant Provost and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at UM. He can speak on the influx of Cuban refugees to the South Florida area, as well as the implications this has on the region.
Office: (305) 284-4104
Email: agomez@miami.edu

Human Rights, International Law Issues

Steve Schnably, Professor of Law, can discuss the human rights issues involved in preventing the rafters from getting to shore and possibly endangering their lives. He can also comment on international law questions involving the legality of such activity by the Coast Guard.
Office: (305) 284-4817
Home: (305) 666-7646

Irwin Stotzky, Professor of Law, specializes in human rights law and international law and can discuss the intricacies of the jurisdiction dispute and other international legal angles.
Office: (305) 284-2549

(As of March 2006)