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Allert Brown-Gort<br />

Professional Specialist, Institute of Latino Studies<br />

Biography<br />

Allert Brown-Gort is the associate director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University<br />

of Notre Dame, and is responsible for the executive direction of the Institute. He also is a<br />

fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at Notre Dame. A citizen of both the<br />

United States and Mexico, Brown-Gort has worked at the University of Texas at Austin, the<br />

Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and Televisa in Mexico City, and at<br />

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Columbia University. At these institutions he has worked on Latino, North American Free<br />

Trade Agreement, and Latin American issues.<br />

Church, Ethics, Government,<br />

Brown-Gort’s research interests are immigration policy and issues of national culture and Notre Dame, Social Concerns<br />

psychology in the political arena. Currently, he is engaged in a national qualitative study of the<br />

political opinions and policy priorities of Mexican immigrant and Mexican-American leaders.<br />

He has served as an advisor to the Fox administration in Mexico and to the U.S. Senate Hispanic Task Force. More recently, he<br />

provided testimony before the Indiana Senate on potential effects of proposed legislation aimed at controlling unauthorized<br />

immigration. Brown-Gort regularly lectures and provides media commentary on issues related to Latinos, immigration, and<br />

U.S.-Mexico bilateral relations at the regional, national, and international levels. His op-eds on immigration issues have appeared<br />

in the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, El Universal (Mexico City), and Indianapolis Star.<br />

His community service includes membership on the executive boards of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Global Chicago<br />

Center, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, and the Hispanic Leadership Coalition of South Bend. Brown-Gort<br />

also is on the board of the Center for Inter-American Studies and <strong>Program</strong>s, as well as the editorial board of Foreign Affairs<br />

Latinoamérica.<br />

Lectures<br />

Immigration Issues<br />

Immigration continues to be a theme of considerable debate in our country and society. What are the issues? What are the<br />

numbers? What is the church’s position? What are some possible solutions? This lecture discusses the issues surrounding<br />

immigration from the perspective of the Institute for Latino Studies.<br />

Latinos and the Future of U.S. Catholicism<br />

Latinos are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. Catholic Church. Does Latino spirituality differ from accustomed<br />

practice? What are the barriers to integration? What will this mean in the future for our Catholic identity? This lecture discusses<br />

these issues from the perspective of the Institute for Latino Studies.<br />

Latinos in U.S. Society<br />

Latinos are at once the oldest and the newest immigrant groups in our country, and are poised to become over 25 percent of<br />

the population by 2050. What is the significance of the growth of this population? What does the future hold for the nation as a<br />

whole?<br />

18 The Hesburgh Lecture Series, <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Program</strong>

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