Deepak Bhargava Explained
Deepak Bhargava is an immigration reform advocate and until 2018 was the executive director of the nonprofit Center for Community Change in Washington, D.C.
Early life
Bhargava was born in Bangalore, India. His family emigrated to the New York City borough, The Bronx, where he grew up and became, in his words, a "ferocious Yankees fan."[1] He attended Harvard College, where he opposed Reserve Officers Training Corps presence,[2] and graduated summa cum laude in 1990.
Advocacy career
Bhargava began his career at ACORN, where he served as legislative director[3] and spokesperson.[4]
He joined the Center for Community Change in 1994 as the director of public policy. In 2000, he directed the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support coalition of grassroots groups working on federal welfare law.[5] Bhargava became executive director of the Center for Community Change in 2002.[6]
Much of Bhargava's work at CCC has focused on immigration reform. He brought together immigration activists and helped launch the Fair Immigration Reform Movement,[7] was arrested outside of the White House while protesting immigration law in 2011,[8] [9] and was credited for having convinced President Barack Obama to reduce deportation of undocumented immigrants in 2012.[10]
In 2019, Bhargava joined the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies as a Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies.[11]
Bhargava has served on the boards of:
References
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Notes and References
- News: Bhargava. Deepak. Move the Game: Baseball Must Say No to Racism. 8 October 2017. HuffPost Blog. 18 June 2010.
- News: Rubin. Philip. Activist Groups to Hold Anti-ROTC Meeting. 8 October 2017. The Harvard Crimson. 3 November 1989.
- News: Gizzi. John. Community Organizers in Charge: Three who pack a political punch. 8 October 2017. Capital Research Center. 1 September 2013.
- News: Schemo. Diana Jean. Suburban Taxes Are Higher For Blacks, Analysis Shows. 8 October 2017. The New York Times. 17 August 1994.
- Web site: Deepak Bhargava - Social Transformation Project. Social Transformation Project. 8 October 2017. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009053328/http://stproject.org/lio_directory/deepak-bhargava/. dead.
- Web site: Deepak Bhargava. Aspen Ideas Festival. 8 October 2017. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041851/https://www.aspenideas.org/speaker/deepak-bhargava. dead.
- News: Dreier. Peter. 20 Activists Who Are Changing America. 8 October 2017. HuffPost Blog. 3 November 2013.
- News: Burton. Lynsi. Deepak Bhargava: A Voice for the Grassroots Inside the Beltway. 8 October 2017. Yes! Magazine. 17 January 2012. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041952/http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15/deepak-bhargava-a-voice-for-the-grassroots-inside-the-beltway. dead.
- News: Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House. 8 October 2017. Reuters. 26 July 2011.
- News: Wallsten. Peter. President Obama bristles when he is the target of activist tactics he once used. 8 October 2017. Washington Post. 10 June 2012.
- Web site: CUNY SLU Appoints Deepak Bhargava as Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies . . August 21, 2019 . CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies . . April 28, 2020 .
- Web site: Biography of Deepak Bhargava for Appearances, Speaking Engagements. All American Speakers. 8 October 2017.
- Web site: Deepak Bhargava. Open Society Foundations. 8 October 2017. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009044202/https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/people/deepak-bhargava. dead.
- Web site: Board of Advisors. The Bauman Foundation. 8 October 2017. 30 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170930014139/http://www.baumanfoundation.org/about-us/board. dead.
