Q&A: Stanford scholars on immigration reform

Stanford Report, February 1, 2013 - Stanford experts in politics, law, sociology, entrepreneurship and security answer questions about the latest proposals for immigration reform. A new effort is under way in Washington to revamp the nation's immigration system. The Stanford News Service asked scholars to offer their perspectives on the proposals. Each expert was asked a question based on his or her research and study of the topics at issue. Tomás Jiménez is an assistant professor of sociology currently on sabbatical at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. Author of Replenished Ethnicity: Mexican Americans, Immigration and Identity , Jiménez focuses his research on immigration, social mobility and assimilation. The immigration proposal would include a path to citizenship for undocumented people living and working in the United States.