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Re-Examining The Zero-Tolerance Approach To Deporting Aggravated Felons: Restoring Discretionary Waivers And Developing New Tools, Bill Hing
Bill Ong Hing
In this essay, I argue that immigration judges should regain discretion over deportation cases involving lawful permanent resident immigrants who have committed aggravated felonies — discretion that was eliminated in 1996. Congress’s failure to address the issue of reinstating immigration court discretion is a missed opportunity to act consistently with changing political attitudes toward law enforcement and notions of proportionality. Addressing these issues would invite a conversation about the effect of criminal deportations on the prospective deportee, who may in fact be well on the road to rehabilitation. The effect on the community also would become relevant, as we focus …
Reason Over Hysteria: Keynote Essay, Bill Ong Hing
Reason Over Hysteria: Keynote Essay, Bill Ong Hing
Bill Ong Hing
We are a nation of immigrants, but we also are a nation that loves to debate immigration policy, and that debate reflects the battle over how we define who is an American. The anti-immigrant movement in the United States is as strong as ever. Immigrant bashing is popular among politicians, talk radio hosts, private militiamen, and xenophobic grassroots organizations. They take full advantage of the high-tech era in which we live, as they complain about the “illegal alien invasion.” Their common thread is the rhetoric of fear. This hysteria leads to tragic policies that challenge us as a moral society. …
The Immigrant Rights Marches Of 2006 And The Prospects For A New Civil Rights Movement, Bill Ong Hing, Kevin R. Johnson
The Immigrant Rights Marches Of 2006 And The Prospects For A New Civil Rights Movement, Bill Ong Hing, Kevin R. Johnson
Bill Ong Hing
In the spring of 2006, hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens and immigrants peacefully marched in the streets of cities across the country. Such mass demonstrations advocating for the rights of immigrants are unprecedented in American history. Energy, enthusiasm, and a deep sense of urgency filled the air. The immigrant rights movement initially spread like wildfire. A second wave followed the initial protests. By the summer of 2006, however, there were signs that the immigrant rights movement had lost steam. A series of marches on and around Labor Day attracted far fewer people than those just a few months before. …