Obama's Director of U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services: Mariano-Florentino Cuellar?

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A recent article in the ABA journal said that Cuellar may be on the short list for Director of U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services.

According to the piece:

At Stanford, where he received a doctorate in political science to go along with his law degree, Cuéllar's work focuses on how organizations manage complex problems involving criminal justice, international security and government regulation.

He's been an adviser to the U.S. Treasury Department and has published papers on subjects as wide-ranging as money laundering and the International Criminal Court.

Cuéllar advises the Obama campaign on many of these issues, and counsels on its efforts to reach Latino voters. He believes that immigration problems are the function of a failed bureaucracy carrying out misguided policies that reflect neither the country's values nor its needs. And in an Obama administration, he may get the chance to put his philosophy to work.