President, CEO, EE.UU. Center for Legal Immigration and Labor Inc. (Since 1986) (Contributing journalist)
Jerry Gentile, is a former Border Patrol Agent, Immigration Inspector, and Criminal Investigator with USCIS (formerly United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS). He graduated from the Border Patrol Academy, the INS Immigration Inspector School, and the Advanced Criminal Investigator Academy. He is the recipient of 2 Meritorious Service Awards from the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Gentile has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at El Paso, a Master of Science degree from Long Island University, and an Honorary Doctorate in Immigration Law from Adam Smith University. He is a certified Special Education teacher and entrepreneur. Jerry has been the director of EE.UU. Center for Legal Immigration for the past 36 years. He has had an extensive amount of experience with the Immigration Laws of the United States and with people from all over the world. Mr. Gentile has been a guest speaker on a number of television programs as an advocate for immigrants in the United States. He has advised President George H. W. Bush and has attended a state dinner with the Former President Bush and his wife Barbara. (For more on Mr. Gentile, please read his profile on LinkedIn.)