News Sources: Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to grant illegal immigrants driver’s licenses has encountered a wave of opposition among New York State voters and politicians. In response to those concerns, he has announced the endorsement of the proposal by Richard A. Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism czar. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including the following (click on names for contact information):

Dean Hubbard - Professor of Public Policy, Sarah Lawrence College - Holder of the Joanne Woodward Chair in Public Policy, Hubbard’s expertise focuses on issues of immigrant laborers, U.S. labor law, employment discrimination and community organization.

Robert Smith - Assistant Professor of Sociology, Barnard College - Smith is the co-author of a report to U.S. State Department comparing InterAmerican and Mediterranean-European migration systems. He is the author of numerous articles on immigration, and is currently revising a book on Mexican immigration.

Miguel Tinker-Salas - Chair of Latin American studies, Pomona College - Tinker-Salas' areas of expertise include contemporary Latin American immigration and the Diaspora; Mexican border society; Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries; Latin American history; and Chicanos/as and Latinos in the United States.