Former President and 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), High School Teacher, Newspaper owner, (L.I. Industry Currents), 10 year Delegate for the Independence Party, and Philanthropist. He graduated from the Border Patrol Academy, the INS Immigration Inspector School, and the Advanced U.S. Dept. of Justice 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 had been with EE.UU. Center for Legal Immigration for 37 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 Former President Bush and his wife Barbara. (For more on Mr. Gentile, please read his profile on LinkedIn.)