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Immigrants Of The Week: Jennifer Carroll, Emmanuel Agassi, and Andres Alonso

by Greg Siskind

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: JENNIFER CARROLL - POTENTIAL US SENATOR

The early retirement of US Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) has opened up an appointment opportunity for Governor Charlie Crist, himself a candidate for Martinez's seat. Crist will likely not appoint himself and a number of names are circulating for potential replacements. According to Politico, one person being considered is Jacksonville-area State Representative Jennifer Carroll. Carroll would be the first black female Republican Senator if she were selected. Carroll is a native of Trinidad and a retired US Navy officer. Carroll's immigration positions aren't clear from her record, not exactly a surprise given that state legislatures don't consider very many immigration bills. One would hope, however, that her own immigration history would give her special insight in to the issue.

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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: EMMANUEL AGASSI - BOXER, COACH

Iranian-born Emmanuel Agassi represented Iran as a boxer in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics before immigrating to the US in the mid-50s. He settled in Las Vegas and had four children, one of whom is tennis legend Andre Agassi. He's credited with molding his youngest child in to the tennis player he became and he wrote about that experience in his 2004 book The Agassi Story.

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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: ANDRES ALONSO - EDUCATOR

Cuban-born Andres Alonso is the CEO of the Baltimore City Schools. Alonso graduated from Columbia University before going on to get a law degree and a doctorate in education at Harvard. Alonso was interviewed on NBC News last night about how federal stimulus money is helping to keep his school system running smoothly this year despite the economy. Alonso brings an interesting background to the job having worked for one of the top law firms in Washington, DC as well as a teacher in inner city Newark, New Jersey. He was the deputy chancellor of the New York City schools before taking the position in Baltimore in 2007.

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About The Author

Greg Siskind is a partner in Siskind Susser's Memphis, Tennessee, office. After graduating magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago. Mr. Siskind is a member of AILA, a board member of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and a member of the ABA, where he serves on the LPM Publishing Board as Marketing Vice Chairman. He is the author of several books, including the J Visa Guidebook and The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet. Mr. Siskind practices all areas of immigration law, specializing in immigration matters of the health care and technology industries. He can be reached by email at gsiskind@visalaw.com.

The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of ILW.COM.

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