Author's details
Name: Benjamin Johnson
Date registered: September 17, 2008
Biography
Benjamin Johnson was named Director of the American Immigration Council in June 2007. Prior to that, he was Director of the Council's Immigration Policy Center since February 2003. Mr. Johnson has written extensively on immigration law and policy, and has appeared on National Public Radio, Fox News, BBC World News, and other television and radio programs. In 1994, Mr. Johnson co-founded and served as the Director of the Immigration Outreach Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1999, he joined the staff of the American Immigration Lawyers Association as Associate Director of Advocacy, where he worked with Congress, the Administration, and federal agencies on a wide variety of immigration-related issues. Prior to his work on immigration issues, he worked as a criminal and civil trial attorney in San Diego, California. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law and studied international and comparative law at Kings College in London.
Latest posts
- Report on Birthright Citizenship Low on Facts, High on Fantasy — March 16, 2011
- Punitive Arizona Immigration Measure Makes Headlines (Again)! — April 14, 2010
- Our Immigration System Needs Solutions, Not Villains — October 2, 2009
- Menendez-Kennedy Raids Bill Reintroduces Rule of Law to DHS — September 29, 2008



