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Professor Allison Orr Larsen On Daca: Its History, Legal Controversies, And What Lies Ahead, Allison Orr Larsen, Adam M. Gershowitz Sep 2019

Professor Allison Orr Larsen On Daca: Its History, Legal Controversies, And What Lies Ahead, Allison Orr Larsen, Adam M. Gershowitz

Adam M. Gershowitz

In an interview with Professor Adam Gershowitz, William & Mary Law Professor Allison Orr Larsen talks about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which you may know as the law governing DREAMers: what it is, why it is controversial from a legal perspective, recent changes imposed by the Trump administration, challenges to the law, and what may come next.


Professor Allison Orr Larsen On Daca: Its History, Legal Controversies, And What Lies Ahead, Allison Orr Larsen, Adam M. Gershowitz Sep 2019

Professor Allison Orr Larsen On Daca: Its History, Legal Controversies, And What Lies Ahead, Allison Orr Larsen, Adam M. Gershowitz

Allison Orr Larsen

In an interview with Professor Adam Gershowitz, William & Mary Law Professor Allison Orr Larsen talks about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which you may know as the law governing DREAMers: what it is, why it is controversial from a legal perspective, recent changes imposed by the Trump administration, challenges to the law, and what may come next.


Practical Equality, Robert L. Tsai Dec 2018

Practical Equality, Robert L. Tsai

Robert L Tsai

A path-breaking account of how Americans have used innovative legal measures to overcome injustice—and an indispensable guide to pursuing equality in our time.


Addiction Informed Immigration Reform Dec 2018

Addiction Informed Immigration Reform

Rebecca Sharpless

Immigration law fails to align with the contemporary understanding of substance addiction as a medical condition. The Immigration and Nationality Act regards noncitizens who suffer from drug or alcohol substance use disorder as immoral and undesirable. Addiction is a ground of exclusion and deportation and can prevent the finding of “good moral character” needed for certain immigration applications. Substance use disorder can lead to criminal behavior that lands noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents, in removal proceedings with no defense. The time has come for immigration law to catch up to today’s understanding of addiction. The damage done by failing to …