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Pioneers In The Legal Profession: Some Of The First African-American And Women Lawyers In Tennessee, Dwight Aarons Nov 1999

Pioneers In The Legal Profession: Some Of The First African-American And Women Lawyers In Tennessee, Dwight Aarons

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Critical Race Theory And Proposition 187: The Racial Politics Of Immigration Law, Ruben J. Garcia Jan 1995

Critical Race Theory And Proposition 187: The Racial Politics Of Immigration Law, Ruben J. Garcia

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Immigration law and politics have been historically intertwined with racial prejudice. Many of those who have called for immigration restrictions have also sought an end to the racial and cultural diversity brought by immigrants. With the end of legally sanctioned race discrimination in the 1960s, immigration rhetoric has lost some of its overt racist overtones. However, in the 1990s, many politicians and lawmakers have emphasized the difference between “legal” and “illegal” immigration. This change begs a central question: Have the racist motivations of past immigration law and policy been completely displaced by a concern for law and order? This Comment …