Lawrence Downes

Journalist and Member of the Editorial Board, The New York Times

Lawrence Downes is an editorial writer at The New York Times, covering immigration and other subjects. He is a prolific public intellectual whose influential pieces have helped shape the national debate on immigration. Prior to joining the editorial board, Mr. Downes served as an editor on the National and Metro desks at The New York Times. He was also previously an editor at Newsday and The Chicago Sun-Times. Mr. Downes attended Fordham University in the Bronx and the University of Missouri graduate journalism school.

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