ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has experts available to lend insights on the national debate regarding illegal immigrants.

The experts include:

Barbara Brush, associate professor of nursing, had published research about how the U.S. health care system depends on immigrant nurses to deal with the current nursing shortage. Health Affairs published her article,” Imported care: Recruiting foreign nurses to U.S. health care facilities.” She can be reached at (734) 763-5597.

William Frey, researcher at the Institute for Social Research, studies migration, population redistribution and the demography of metropolitan areas. He recently gave a Capitol Hill briefing on immigration. He can be contacted at (888) 257-7244.

James C. Hathaway, law professor and director of the Refugee and Asylum Law Program, is a leading authority on international refugee law. He is editor of the Immigration and Nationality Law Reports. He can be reached by e-mail at jch@umich.edu.

Ann Lin, associate professor of public policy and political science, teaches courses on immigration policy. She is working on a project on the political socialization and participation of new immigrants to the United States. She can be reached at (734) 764-7507.

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