Philip E. Wolgin, Ph.D.
Twitter: pwolgin
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. in History, May 2011
Fields: America Since 1607, Comparative Immigration, Sociology of American Jewry
University of California, Berkeley
Academic Articles:
Reports:
Wolgin, Philip E. and Angela Maria Kelley. "Your State Can't Afford It: The Fiscal Impact of States' Anti-Immigrant Legislation," Washington DC: Center for American Progress, July 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. "Seen and (Mostly) Unseen: The True Costs of E-Verify," Washington DC: Center for American Progress, June 2011.
Work in Progress:
Other Articles and Columns:
Ann Garcia and Philip E. Wolgin, "The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Florida's Latinos and Immigrants," Center for American Progress, January 31, 2012.
Ph.D. in History, May 2011
Fields: America Since 1607, Comparative Immigration, Sociology of American Jewry
University of California, Berkeley
M.A. in History, Awarded May 2008
New York University
B.A. in History, Awarded May 2005
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
New York University
B.A. in History, Awarded May 2005
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My dissertation, Beyond National Origins: The Development of Modern Immigration Policymaking, 1948-1968, examines the development of the modern system of immigration policy. I focus on the most enduring facet of postwar reform, the three major categories of permanent immigrant admissions – family reunion, labor-market, and refugee – enshrined with the Hart-Celler Act of 1965. I ask why policymakers created a system so heavily weighted toward family, and how they decided who qualified for each admissions preference. My research shows that more than any other factor – more than the will of powerful individuals; the sausage-making legislative process; or the shape of political coalitions, what mattered most for the development of the categories was a series of successful defenses of older policies and unsuccessful reform efforts. Over the course of two decades these early attempts at defense and reform set in motion a positive feedback cycle that, once full-scale legislative change was possible in 1965, pushed policymakers to focus on family-based admissions first and foremost.
Research and Teaching Interests: immigration; race, gender, and ethnicity; American political development, 20th century American history, comparative policymaking, law and society, American Jewish history.
PUBLICATIONS
Academic Articles:
Wolgin, Philip E. “Reforming the Gates: Postwar Immigration Policy in the United States through the Hart-Celler Act of 1965.” In: Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, ed. Wanted and Welcome? Highly Skilled Immigration Policies in Comparative Perspective. New York: Springer, 2011 (Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy series.)
Wolgin, Philip E., and Irene Bloemraad. “Our Gratitude to Our Soldiers: Military Spouses, Family Reunification, and Postwar Immigration Reform.” Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 41:1, Summer 2010.
Wolgin, Philip E., and Irene Bloemraad. “Our Gratitude to Our Soldiers: Military Spouses, Family Reunification, and Postwar Immigration Reform.” Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 41:1, Summer 2010.
Reports:
Wolgin, Philip E. and Angela Maria Kelley. "Your State Can't Afford It: The Fiscal Impact of States' Anti-Immigrant Legislation," Washington DC: Center for American Progress, July 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. "Seen and (Mostly) Unseen: The True Costs of E-Verify," Washington DC: Center for American Progress, June 2011.
Work in Progress:
Hamlin, Rebecca and Philip E. Wolgin. "International Norms and Domestic Policymaking: The UN Protocol on the Status of Refugees and U.S. Refugee Politics." (Article Accepted for Publication in the International Migration Review)
Wolgin, Philip E. ""A Great Part of Our Moral and Spiritual Fiber": The Development of Family Reunification in U.S. Immigration Policy, 1948-1968." (Article in Progress.)
Other Articles and Columns:
Ann Garcia and Philip E. Wolgin, "The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Florida's Latinos and Immigrants," Center for American Progress, January 31, 2012.
Philip E. Wolgin, "History Repeats Itself as Romney Takes a Hard-line on Immigration," Huffington Post, January 24, 2011. (With Ann Garcia; Cross-posted at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.)
Philip E. Wolgin and Angela Maria Kelley, "The Public's View of Immigration: Americans Are Talking but Why Aren't Candidates Listening?," Center for American Progress, December 15, 2011.
Angela Maria Kelley and Philip E. Wolgin, "10 Reasons Why Immigration Reform Is Important To Our Fiscal Health," Center for American Progress, September 29, 2011.
Philip E. Wolgin and Angela Maria Kelley, "The Public's View of Immigration: Americans Are Talking but Why Aren't Candidates Listening?," Center for American Progress, December 15, 2011.
Angela Maria Kelley and Philip E. Wolgin, "10 Reasons Why Immigration Reform Is Important To Our Fiscal Health," Center for American Progress, September 29, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E., "The 10 Numbers You Need to Know About E-Verify," Center for American Progress, September 13, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. and Ann Garcia, "What Changes in Mexico Mean for U.S. Immigration Policy," Center for American Progress, August 8, 2011.
Kelley, Angela Maria, Marshall Fitz, Philip E. Wolgin, and Ann Garcia, "DHS's Announced Deportation Priorities Are Smart Policy," Center for American Progress, September 1, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. and Raul Arce-Contreras, "Las cinco mayores amenazas para los inmigrantes," Center for American Progress, August 23, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. and Maya Edelstein, "Keeping the DREAM Alive: States Continue the Fight to Give Undocumented Students Access to Higher Education," Center for American Progress, June 28, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip. "Five Ways to Move Forward on Immigration." Huffington Post, November 4, 2010.
Wolgin, Philip. "Making the DREAM Real." Huffington Post, September 20, 2010.
Wolgin, Philip E. and Ann Garcia, "What Changes in Mexico Mean for U.S. Immigration Policy," Center for American Progress, August 8, 2011.
Kelley, Angela Maria, Marshall Fitz, Philip E. Wolgin, and Ann Garcia, "DHS's Announced Deportation Priorities Are Smart Policy," Center for American Progress, September 1, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. and Raul Arce-Contreras, "Las cinco mayores amenazas para los inmigrantes," Center for American Progress, August 23, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip E. and Maya Edelstein, "Keeping the DREAM Alive: States Continue the Fight to Give Undocumented Students Access to Higher Education," Center for American Progress, June 28, 2011.
Wolgin, Philip. "Five Ways to Move Forward on Immigration." Huffington Post, November 4, 2010.
Wolgin, Philip. "Making the DREAM Real." Huffington Post, September 20, 2010.
Wolgin, Philip. "Why We Should Applaud ICE's Immigration Initiative." Huffington Post, August 30, 2010.
Wolgin, Philip. "Dear Tom, the 14th Amendment Has Come Before the Supreme Court." Huffington Post, August 10, 2010.
Wolgin, Philip. "Fits and Starts: The Reid-Schumer-Graham Immigration Proposal." Huffington Post, May 2, 2010.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS
Moody Grant-In-Aid, Lyndon B. Johnson Library Foundation, Spring 2010
Academic Year Travel Fellowship, UC Berkeley Department of History, Spring 2009
Abba P. Schwartz Research Fellowship, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, Spring 2009
George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowship, Spring 2009
"Encouraging Defection while Discouraging Admissions: Refugees from Hong Kong and U.S. Foreign Relations, 1950-1965," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Alexandria VA, June 23, 2011.
"Immigration Policy Since World War II," presented at the Notre Dame Symposium on Immigration Policy and the Politics of Reform, Washington DC, March 24, 2011.
“In the National Interest? Family Versus Employment in Postwar U.S. Immigration Policy,” presented at the research lunch series, University of California Washington Center, January 13, 2011.
“Symbolic Politics and Policy Feedback: The 1968 UN Protocol on Refugees and American Refugee Law in the Cold War” (with Rebecca Hamlin), presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Chicago, November 20, 2010.
Summer 2011, University of California Washington Center
Instructor, 137AC: The Repeopling of America (co-taught with Professor Matthew Dallek)
Spring 2011, University of California Washington Center
Instructor, 137AC: The Repeopling of America (co-taught with Professor Matthew Dallek)
Academic Year Travel Fellowship, UC Berkeley Department of History, Spring 2009
Abba P. Schwartz Research Fellowship, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, Spring 2009
George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowship, Spring 2009
Graduate Division Summer Grant, UC Berkeley, Summer 2008
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Yiddish, UC Berkeley, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Phi Beta Kappa, Spring 2005
University Honor Scholar, New York University, Spring 2005
Carl Prince Prize, History Department, New York University, Spring 2005
Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund Grant, New York University, Fall 2004
John W. Wilkes Prize, History Department, New York University, Spring 2004
Phi Alpha Theta, Spring 2003
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Yiddish, UC Berkeley, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Phi Beta Kappa, Spring 2005
University Honor Scholar, New York University, Spring 2005
Carl Prince Prize, History Department, New York University, Spring 2005
Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund Grant, New York University, Fall 2004
John W. Wilkes Prize, History Department, New York University, Spring 2004
Phi Alpha Theta, Spring 2003
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
"Encouraging Defection while Discouraging Admissions: Refugees from Hong Kong and U.S. Foreign Relations, 1950-1965," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Alexandria VA, June 23, 2011.
"Immigration Policy Since World War II," presented at the Notre Dame Symposium on Immigration Policy and the Politics of Reform, Washington DC, March 24, 2011.
“In the National Interest? Family Versus Employment in Postwar U.S. Immigration Policy,” presented at the research lunch series, University of California Washington Center, January 13, 2011.
“Symbolic Politics and Policy Feedback: The 1968 UN Protocol on Refugees and American Refugee Law in the Cold War” (with Rebecca Hamlin), presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Chicago, November 20, 2010.
"Kin Triumphant: The Enshrinement of Family Reunification in Immigration Law, 1952-1965," presented at Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Chicago, May 27, 2010.
"'Carefully Selected Immigrants': The Development of U.S. Labor-Based Immigration Policy, 1948-1968," presented at the University of California in Washington Center, April 28, 2010.
“Our Gratitude to Our Soldiers: Military Spouses, Family Reunification, and the Course of Postwar Immigration Reform,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Long Beach, November 12, 2009.
“Humanitarianism for Whom? Postwar Refugee Policy and Politics in Canada and the United States,” presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the Canadian Law and Society Association, Montreal, May 30, 2008.
"Re-forming the Gates: Postwar Immigration Policy in the United States through the Hart-Celler Act of 1965," presented at the Workshop on Highly Skilled Immigration Policy, University of Toronto, February 8, 2008.
"Visions of America, Visions of Judaism: Jewish Immigrant Community Development, Elizabeth NJ 1900-1950," presented at the Elizabeth Forum, The Historical Society of Elizabeth, NJ, May 5, 2005.
"'Carefully Selected Immigrants': The Development of U.S. Labor-Based Immigration Policy, 1948-1968," presented at the University of California in Washington Center, April 28, 2010.
“Our Gratitude to Our Soldiers: Military Spouses, Family Reunification, and the Course of Postwar Immigration Reform,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Long Beach, November 12, 2009.
“Humanitarianism for Whom? Postwar Refugee Policy and Politics in Canada and the United States,” presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the Canadian Law and Society Association, Montreal, May 30, 2008.
"Re-forming the Gates: Postwar Immigration Policy in the United States through the Hart-Celler Act of 1965," presented at the Workshop on Highly Skilled Immigration Policy, University of Toronto, February 8, 2008.
"Visions of America, Visions of Judaism: Jewish Immigrant Community Development, Elizabeth NJ 1900-1950," presented at the Elizabeth Forum, The Historical Society of Elizabeth, NJ, May 5, 2005.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Summer 2011, University of California Washington Center
Instructor, 137AC: The Repeopling of America (co-taught with Professor Matthew Dallek)
Spring 2011, University of California Washington Center
Instructor, 137AC: The Repeopling of America (co-taught with Professor Matthew Dallek)
Summer 2009, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Graduate Student Instructor, 7B: The U.S. from the Civil War to the Present, Professor Jonathan Spiro
Spring, 2009, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Graduate Student Instructor, 7B: The U.S. from the Civil War to the Present, Professor Jonathan Spiro
Spring, 2009, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Graduate Student Instructor, 124B: The U.S. from WWII to the Vietnam Era, Professor Kathleen Frydl
Fall, 2008, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Reader, 127AC: California and the West, Professor Kerwin Klein
Summer 2007, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Reader, N131B: Social History of the United States, Professor Steve Leikin
Reader, 127AC: California and the West, Professor Kerwin Klein
Summer 2007, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Reader, N131B: Social History of the United States, Professor Steve Leikin
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Spring 2008, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Research Assistant to Professor Jon Gjerde
Identifying primary and secondary sources for inclusion in the revised edition of Major Problems in American Immigration and Ethnic History, and researching contemporary issues in immigration history, especially in the post-1965 and post-9/11 periods.
Fall 2006-Spring 2007, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Research Assistant to Professor Jon Gjerde
Researching and analyzing historical novels and secondary work dealing with gender, religious toleration, and early American identity; researching antebellum intellectuals and events for inclusion in a book-length monograph; and uncovering and revising material on Protestant views of Catholicism in the early Republic and the antebellum era.
Research Assistant to Professor Jon Gjerde
Identifying primary and secondary sources for inclusion in the revised edition of Major Problems in American Immigration and Ethnic History, and researching contemporary issues in immigration history, especially in the post-1965 and post-9/11 periods.
Fall 2006-Spring 2007, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Research Assistant to Professor Jon Gjerde
Researching and analyzing historical novels and secondary work dealing with gender, religious toleration, and early American identity; researching antebellum intellectuals and events for inclusion in a book-length monograph; and uncovering and revising material on Protestant views of Catholicism in the early Republic and the antebellum era.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2010-Present. UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly, Berkeley, CA
GA Staff Writer
Researching and writing policy papers and public statements for UC Berkeley's graduate student government; crafting letters to campus officials and state/national government representatives on all aspects of graduate student life; and working as communications staff for the SAGE Coalition of graduate student advocates at public universities, including drafting policy positions, managing a twitter account, and preparing reports.
July 2005-August 2006. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY
Research and Editorial Assistant, Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
Researching and compiling maps of Eastern European cities, regions, and countries for use in the encyclopedia; managing the MS Access database for the encyclopedia project, including tracking more than 1800 articles and contributors from over 40 countries; and serving as copyeditor, checking styling, translation, and transliteration.
June 2004-July 2005. New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.
Peter J. Sharp Intern in Public History
Assistant Curator compiling the exhibition notebook prospectus for a complementary contemporary artists’ exhibit on the legacy of slavery; research and analysis on German immigration, the American Revolution, antebellum New York City, and Ulysses S. Grant for exhibitions; and assembling materials for gallery tours, media interviews, and object histories.
GA Staff Writer
Researching and writing policy papers and public statements for UC Berkeley's graduate student government; crafting letters to campus officials and state/national government representatives on all aspects of graduate student life; and working as communications staff for the SAGE Coalition of graduate student advocates at public universities, including drafting policy positions, managing a twitter account, and preparing reports.
July 2005-August 2006. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY
Research and Editorial Assistant, Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
Researching and compiling maps of Eastern European cities, regions, and countries for use in the encyclopedia; managing the MS Access database for the encyclopedia project, including tracking more than 1800 articles and contributors from over 40 countries; and serving as copyeditor, checking styling, translation, and transliteration.
June 2004-July 2005. New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.
Peter J. Sharp Intern in Public History
Assistant Curator compiling the exhibition notebook prospectus for a complementary contemporary artists’ exhibit on the legacy of slavery; research and analysis on German immigration, the American Revolution, antebellum New York City, and Ulysses S. Grant for exhibitions; and assembling materials for gallery tours, media interviews, and object histories.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AFFILIATIONS
Service:
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Advocacy Chair, Young Leaders DC, Fall 2010-Present
Spotlight on Immigration Conference, Reviewer, UC Berkeley, Spring 2008.
Graduate Council of the Academic Senate, Student Representative, UC Berkeley, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
History Graduate Association, Co-Chair, UC Berkeley, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Graduate Assembly, Delegate, UC Berkeley, Fall 2006-Spring 2009
Spotlight on Immigration Conference, Reviewer, UC Berkeley, Spring 2008.
Graduate Council of the Academic Senate, Student Representative, UC Berkeley, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
History Graduate Association, Co-Chair, UC Berkeley, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Graduate Assembly, Delegate, UC Berkeley, Fall 2006-Spring 2009
Affiliations:
American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
Social Science History Association
American Political Science Association
Organization of American Historians
Social Science History Association
American Political Science Association
LANGUAGES
Spanish – High Proficiency
Yiddish - Intermediate Proficiency
Hebrew – Basic Proficiency
Yiddish - Intermediate Proficiency
Hebrew – Basic Proficiency
REFERENCES
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