Mark Greenberg
Mark Greenberg was a Senior Fellow and Director of MPI's Human Services Initiative, where his work focused on the intersections of migration policy with human services and social welfare policies.
From 2009-17, Mr. Greenberg worked at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He served as ACF Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy from 2009-13; Acting Commissioner for the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families from 2013-15; and Acting Assistant Secretary from 2013-17. ACF includes the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which has responsibility for the refugee resettlement and unaccompanied children program, and has a strong research agenda relating to the programs under its jurisdiction. Among these are a wide range of human services programs, including Head Start, child care, child support, child welfare, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
Previously, Mr. Greenberg was Executive Director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy, a joint initiative of the Georgetown Law Center and Georgetown Public Policy Institute. In addition, he previously was Executive Director of the Center for American Progress’ Task Force on Poverty, and the Director of Policy for the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and was a legal services lawyer in Florida and California for ten years after graduating law school.
Different Statuses, Different Benefits: Determining Federal Assistance for Afghan Evacuees
A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits
U.S. Government Makes Significant Strides in Receiving Unaccompanied Children but Major Challenges Remain
Hampered by the Pandemic: Unaccompanied Child Arrivals Increase as Earlier Preparedness Shortfalls Limit the Response
The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use
Health Insurance Test for Green-Card Applicants Could Sharply Cut Future U.S. Legal Immigration
As the United States Resettles Fewer Refugees, Some Countries and Religions Face Bigger Hits than Others
Millions Will Feel Chilling Effects of U.S. Public-Charge Rule That Is Also Likely to Reshape Legal Immigration
Through the Back Door: Remaking the Immigration System via the Expected “Public-Charge” Rule