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A War On Drugs Or A War On Immigrants? Expanding The Definition Of "Drug Trafficking" In Determining Aggravated Felon Status For Noncitizens, Jeff Yates, Todd A. Collins, Gabriel J. Chin Jan 2005

A War On Drugs Or A War On Immigrants? Expanding The Definition Of "Drug Trafficking" In Determining Aggravated Felon Status For Noncitizens, Jeff Yates, Todd A. Collins, Gabriel J. Chin

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Broken Fences: Legal And Practical Realities Of Immigration Reform In The Post-9/11 Age, Jeanne A. Butterfield Jan 2005

Broken Fences: Legal And Practical Realities Of Immigration Reform In The Post-9/11 Age, Jeanne A. Butterfield

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


The Evolving, Yet Still Inadequate, Legal Protections Afforded Battered Immigrant Women, Indira K. Balram Jan 2005

The Evolving, Yet Still Inadequate, Legal Protections Afforded Battered Immigrant Women, Indira K. Balram

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Restoring The Rule Of Law: Reflections On Fixing The Immigration System And Exploring Failed Policy Choices, Katherine L. Vaughns Jan 2005

Restoring The Rule Of Law: Reflections On Fixing The Immigration System And Exploring Failed Policy Choices, Katherine L. Vaughns

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

This paper reflects on issues surrounding the current debate about immigration reform, and explores failed policy choices over the past twenty years. It sets the stage first by providing a historical perspective, and noting how the events of 9/11 have inexorably changed the rhetoric and tone of the political and policy debates over immigration. It speculates about legislative choices and governmental inaction that have impeded past reform efforts and/or contributed to the current situation, thus undermining the rule of law; and observes that the undocumented immigrant population working and residing in this country today, which some lawmakers have labeled lawbreakers, …


Immigration: Mind Over Matter, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Jan 2005

Immigration: Mind Over Matter, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


A Check On The Real Realities Of Immigration: A Reflection, Maureen A. Sweeney Jan 2005

A Check On The Real Realities Of Immigration: A Reflection, Maureen A. Sweeney

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Towards Balancing A New Immigration And Nationality Act: Enhanced Immigration Enforcement And Fair, Humane And Cost-Effective Treatment Of Aliens, Christopher Nugent Jan 2005

Towards Balancing A New Immigration And Nationality Act: Enhanced Immigration Enforcement And Fair, Humane And Cost-Effective Treatment Of Aliens, Christopher Nugent

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.