Biography

Gordon Lee Baum attended the University of Missouri–St. Louis

University of Missouri–St. Louis

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 when it was originally named Normandy Junior College (NJC), and was a student when NJC was integrated into the University of Missouri system. He graduated with high honors, and subsequently earned a Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

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 from Saint Louis University School of Law

Saint Louis University School of Law

Saint Louis University School of Law , also known as SLU LAW, is a private American law school located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is one of the professional graduate schools of Saint Louis University. Opened in 1843, it is the first law school west of the Mississippi River. The school has been ABA...

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In 2003, following his push for discussion of the effects of immigration

Immigration

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 and illegal immigration

Illegal immigration

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 on the national economy and the national identity

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 of the United States, he was labeled a white supremacist by the Southern Poverty Law Center

Southern Poverty Law Center

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