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WORK TITLE: Doctors at the Borders
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PERSONAL
Born 1941.
EDUCATION:Attended Georgetown University, 1962, University of Wisconsin‑Milwaukee, 1960‑62; University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1966; M.S., 1967; University of Minnesota, Ph.D., 1971.
ADDRESS
CAREER
California State University, San Bernardino, professor emeritus; also served as assistant dean, director of interdisciplinary master’s degree program in national security studies, chair of the Department of Political Science, and assistant dean for student affairs of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
WRITINGS
Contributor of academic articles to periodicals, including American Politics Quarterly, Teaching Political Science, National Civic Review, Southeastern Political Review, Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Journal of American Ethnic History, and International Migration Review.
SIDELIGHTS
Born in 1941, Michael C. LeMay is professor emeritus of political science at California State University, San Bernardino. Previously, he was assistant dean for student affairs of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and director of the interdisciplinary master’s degree program in national security studies. For eighteen years he served as a department chair and has received awards in three areas: university administration, teaching, and research. He has published twenty-one academic books on immigration history and policy. Le May holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
LeMay edited Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook, part of ABC-CLIO’s “Contemporary World Issues” series, in 2007. Essays by a variety of scholars explain illegal immigration in the United States from 1965 and compare it with what is happening today. The writers discuss how the U.S. federal system in the three branches of government complicate efforts to resolve the illegal immigration problem. They also offer solutions in an effort to let readers assess for themselves whether immigrants today are more or less likely to assimilate into American society. Library Journal contributor Jennifer L. Jack said the valuable book is “an appropriate resource for high school or college students who often find themselves writing issue-driven research papers.”
LeMay edited the three-volume set of essays Transforming America: Perspectives on Immigration. Drawing on multiple perspectives in various disciplines, contributors to the book discuss the complexity of immigration in the United States and how immigration past and present has shaped the country. Noting how complicated the issues of immigration and immigration policy are, LeMay explained in an interview on the ABC Clio Web log that with the book he wanted readers “to appreciate how and why it is challenging to ‘get it right’ in enacting immigration laws, which inevitably have unforeseen and unanticipated consequences.”
In 2016 LeMay published the reference guide Global Pandemic Threats: A Reference Handbook. He provides background and history on epidemic and pandemic diseases and then offers information on why pandemics occur, the devastation they caused in previous centuries, difficulties in addressing them, modern medical techniques to conquer them, and new threats and viral epidemics in the modern era that could kill millions. The book includes profiles of people and organizations fighting epidemics and a chronology of pandemics around the world and their estimated death tolls. According to a Booklist contributor, LeMay’s book is “a valuable and accessible resource for high-school and public library collections.”
BIOCRIT
PERIODICALS
Booklist, December 15, 2016, review of Global Pandemic Threats: A Reference Handbook, p. 10.
Library Journal, May 1, 2007, Jennifer L. Jack, review of Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook, p. 104.
ONLINE
ABC-CLIO Web log, http://abcclio.blogspot.com/ (February 4, 2013), author interview.
Michael C. LeMay Home Page, http://mikelemayimmigration.blogspot.com (April 30, 2017).
Michael LeMay is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, California State University--San Bernardino, where he served as director of the National Security Studies program, Chair of the Department of Political Science, and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. LeMay took his B.S. and M.S. Degrees from the University of Wisconsin; and his Ph.D. Degree from the University of Minnesota.
His thirty five years of teaching includes service at several institutions of higher learning. He taught at Seido Juku, Ashiya, Japan; at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; at Frostburg State University (in Western Maryland); and at CSUSB. He served as Department Chair for 18 years and has received awards as a university administrator, as a teacher, and as a scholar.
He has authored 21 published academic books, including numerous immigration history/ policy titles: The Struggle for Influence (University Press of America, 1985); From Open Door to Dutch Door (Praeger Press, 1987); The Gatekeepers (Praeger Press, 1989); Anatomy of a Public Policy (Praeger, 1994); American Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Issues: A Documentary History (with Elliott Barkan) (Greenwood Press, 1999); U.S. Immigration: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2004); Guarding the Gates: Immigration and National Security (Praeger, 2006); and Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2007). He was organizer and series editor and authored chapters to each of a three-volume set of immigration history books: Transforming America: Perspectives on Immigration, Vol. 1: The Making of a Nation of Nations—the Founding to 1865; Vol. 2: Transforming a Nation of Nations—1865-1945; Vol. 3: The Making of a Superpower-1945-2010 (Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2013).
Professor LeMay has sole-authored two text books within which immigration is a major focus: The Perennial Struggle: Race, Ethnicity and Minority Relations in the United States, 3e (Prentice-Hall, 2009); and Public Administration: Clashing Values in the Administration of Public Policy, 2e. (Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
He is currently writing Doctors at the Borders: Immigration and the Rise of Public Health.
Dr. LeMay is published in several scholarly journals: American Politics Quarterly; Teaching Political Science; National Civic Review; Southeastern Political Review; Journal of Politics; Social Science Quarterly; Journal of American Ethnic History; International Migration Review. He served as a reviewer for: International Migration Review; Social Science Quarterly; and the Journal of American Ethnic History.
Michael C. Lemay, PhD Biography
Title: Professor Emeritus of Political Science at California State University at San Bernardino
Position: None Found to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
Reasoning:
No position found as of July, 24, 2009
Theoretical Expertise Ranking: Experts
Immigration officials, people with post-graduate degrees in fields relevant to immigration issues, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, immigration issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site.]
Involvement and Affiliations:
Professor Emeritus, Political Science, California State University at San Bernardino
Former Professor, Political Science, California State University at San Bernardino
Former Director, National Security Studies program, California State University at San Bernardino
Former Assistant Director, Institute for Governmental Affairs, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Former Professor/Chair, Department of Political Science, Frostburg State University at Maryland
Served as a consultant to the City of Milwaukee Office of Personnel, and to numerous city and county agencies in Wisconsin
Education:
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1971
MS, University of Wisconsin
BS, University of Wisconsin
Contact Info: Phone: 909-537-5535
Fax: 909-537-7018
Email: mtclark@csusb.edu
Website: polisci.csusb.edu
Select Publications:
Cowritten with Mildred Vasan, Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook, 2006
Guarding the Gates: Immigration and National Security, 2006
The Perennial Struggle: Race, Ethnicity, And Minority Group Relations In The United States, 2004
Public Administration With Infotrac: Clashing Values in the Administration of Public Policy, 2001
Cowritten with Elliott R. Barkan, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Laws Issues: A Documentary History, 1999
Anatomy of a Public Policy: The Reform of Contemporary American Immigration Law, 1994
Now Picture This: Graphic Literacy for the Social Science, 1990
The Gatekeepers: Comparative Immigration Policy, 1989
From Open Door to Dutch Door: An Analysis of U.S. Immigration Policy Since 1820, 1987
The Struggle for Influence: The Impact of Minority Groups on Politics and Public Policy in the United States, 1985
Other: None found
Monday, February 4, 2013
Interview with Michael C. LeMay, Author of Transforming America: Perspectives on U.S. Immigration
What prompted you to write Transforming America: Perspectives on U.S. Immigration? What "message" do you want to communicate?
I have previously authored eight books on the subject which I have been researching and writing about since 1980. In part I was prompted by a request from ABC-CLIO to consider doing a series of books. I was especially intrigued by the approach of many authors with different academic affiliations and disciplinary perspectives, and the opportunity to engage not only well-established scholars, but also to mentor and encourage younger scholars just beginning their publishing careers. I think the most important message for readers of this set of three books is that immigration is a very complex process, and immigration policy is a thorny and at times difficult policy arena within which to enact legislation to cope with it. I think, also, readers will begin to appreciate how and why it is challenging to “get it right” in enacting immigration laws, which inevitably have unforeseen and unanticipated consequences.
What was the highlight of your research? In the course of your research, what discovery surprised you the most? What surprises readers/others the most about your research?
I think for most readers, and to a great extent even for me, the most surprising aspect of my research relates to how intractable immigration policy remains to be; and how decade after decade, immigrant group after immigrant group, the issues and controversies tend to be the same despite many changes in the law dealing with the issues.
How did your research change your outlook on immigration?
I think the greatest lesson from my research pertaining to my own outlook on immigration is that as a scholar I must be extraordinarily careful not to fall into the trap of thinking I know what is best for policy and thereby to become a policy advocate; to prescribe policy options rather than to describe and analyze them. This realization as to the complexity of the issue that emerges from these volumes, and from my research, is a humbling experience. Even a long-time “student” of the subject learns something new every time one studies it, and learns to appreciate the fact that even a scholar who is relatively an “expert” on the issue does not have all the answers.
How have people reacted to your book and/or the ideas you set forth? Is it what you hoped for, or is there more work to be done?
I have not yet had reaction to this latest series of books. In the past, with regard to other books on the subject I have authored, I am gratified that they have been well received by other scholars and academicians, and that students have reacted to me by expressing how interesting the books have been—how engaging the topic is to them. Many have expressed sentiment to the effect that after reading one of my books on the topic, they appreciate how the “bumper sticker” or “sound bite solutions” to the problem so often offered by politicians, will simply not work. The issue is too complex to be resolved by any approach or idea that can fit on a bumper sticker!
What's next for you?
I hope to polish and revise a manuscript dealing with immigration policy and the rise of public health in the United States. My next research and writing project will be to explore other policy areas to which immigration policy is so inextricably related. I would like to expand to book length a few of the topics I covered in a relatively brief essay in this three-volume set. I would like to do a book-length treatment of immigration and industrialization. I would like to do a book relating the experiences of “exceptional immigrants” whose contributions have made “American exceptionalism.” I would also like to co-author, with a particular industry expert or insider, the relationship between specific immigrant persons and groups and the development of their industry: for example, the wine industry, the brewery industry, the timber industry, the canning industry, and so on.
Michael LeMay is Professor Emeritus from California State University-San Bernardino, having retired as a full professor, former chair of his department, as Assistant Dean. He has previously sole-authored numerous books, for example: The Perennial Struggle, 3e. Upper-Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 2009; Illegal Immigration. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007; Guarding the Gates: Immigration and National Security. Westport, CT.: Praeger Security International, 2006.
LeMay, Michael C. Illegal Immigration
Jennifer L. Jack
Library Journal.
132.8 (May 1, 2007): p104.
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Full Text:
LeMay, Michael C. Illegal Immigration. ABC-CLIO. (Contemporary World Issues). 2006. index, glossary. ISBN 1-59884-039-8 [ISBN 978-1-
59884-039-1]. $55. REF
This reference handbook, part of ABC-CLIO's "Contemporary World Issues" series, provides an overview of illegal immigration in America from
1965 to the present by discussing its history, controversies, laws, key legislative action, organizations involved, and proposed solutions. LeMay
formerly directed the National Security Studies Program at California State University-San Bernadino and has written extensively on the topic--
among his body of work is another title in this series: U.S. Immigration: A Reference Handbook (2004). The controversial topic is addressed in
eight chapters that provide readers with background information, a chronology of key dates from 1790-2006, and biographical sketches of
individuals involved in illegal immigration reform, including current members of Congress. The narrative portion of the book is supplemented by
a chapter of statistical tables and charts from agencies such as the Center for Immigration Studies and the UN; a directory of governmental and
nongovernmental agencies involved in policy making, including a description of the agency and contact information; and a 46-page annotated
bibliography of books, journals, and nonprint sources for further research. Bottom Line More current than Greenwood's similarly titled Illegal
Immigration in America: A Reference Handbook (1999), this handbook is an appropriate resource for high school or college students who often
find themselves writing issue-driven research papers. It is reasonably priced and would be a suitable purchase for public and college libraries.--
Jennifer L. Jack, U.S. News & World Report Lib., Washington, DC
Jack, Jennifer L.
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Reference books in brief
Booklist.
113.8 (Dec. 15, 2016): p10.
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Full Text:
Global Pandemic Threats: A Reference Handbook.
By Michael C. LeMay.
2016.366p. illus. ABC-CLIO, $48 (9781440842825); e-book (9781440842832). 363.34.
This one-volume reference handbook from the Contemporary World Issues series provides up-to-date background information and history on
epidemic and pandemic diseases, problems and controversies with newly emerging viral diseases, and possible solutions from modern medicine
and research. Primary documents give different perspectives into past and modern contagious diseases. Extensive profiles of people and
organizations involved in combating epidemics are provided. Back matter consists of selected print resources (both books and scholarly journals),
nonprint sources (comprised of films and videos but no websites), a glossary, and an index. A chronology of pandemics cites the estimated deaths
from each and website sources for more information. This is a valuable and accessible resource for high-school and public library collections.--
Anne Hoffman
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Constitution.
By Richard S. Conley.
2016.474p. Rowman & Littlefield, $105 (9781442271883); e-book, $104.99 (97814422718761.342.73.
Celebrate as you wish the joys of online research, but this simply arranged and wonderfully comprehensive dictionary proves that ink on paper
still deserves considerable respect. A welcome addition to the acclaimed Scarecrow Press series of historical dictionaries, this title covers Death
penalty to Dred Scott, Gay rights to Gun rights, and School prayer to Stare decisis. Amendments, court cases, legislation, personages, and
concepts of political theory are succinctly explained via cogent definitions and spot-on historical context. Accompanying the 200-plus pages of
A-Z entries is a carefully chosen selection of Federalist Papers. This reference will be well received by both academic and armchair historians.--
Art Lichtenstein
The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story behind Every Track.
By Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon.
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2016. 704p. illus. Black Dog & Leventhal, $50 (9780316317740); e-book (9780316317733). 781.
This thick tome catalogs every recording released by the Rolling Stones, in chronological order of album release. Songs are featured on a single
page each, listing recording credits, a paragraph on the genesis of the song, and a brief narrative on the production. Margotin and Guesdon's
passion for music shines in the writing and the many boxes of trivia ("For Stones Addicts"), and large-scale photos abound. A short glossary of
technical and musical terms, an index of albums and songs, a list of release dates, and a general index round out the work. Like their similar
books on Dylan and the Beatles, this is an entertaining reference source of music trivia and a must for the circulating collections of most public
and academic libraries. --Rebecca Vnuk
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