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The Life Cycle Of Immigration: A Tale Of Two Migrants, William J. Aceves, James M. Cooper, Alejandro Gonzalez, Pedro Egana Marshall Apr 2009

The Life Cycle Of Immigration: A Tale Of Two Migrants, William J. Aceves, James M. Cooper, Alejandro Gonzalez, Pedro Egana Marshall

Faculty Scholarship

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Recognizing The Problem Of Solidarity: Immigration In The Post-Welfare State, David Abraham Jan 2009

Recognizing The Problem Of Solidarity: Immigration In The Post-Welfare State, David Abraham

Articles

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Embracing Paradox: Three Problems The Nlrb Must Confront To Resist Further Erosion Of Labor Rights In The Expanding Immigrant Workplace, Michael C. Duff Jan 2009

Embracing Paradox: Three Problems The Nlrb Must Confront To Resist Further Erosion Of Labor Rights In The Expanding Immigrant Workplace, Michael C. Duff

All Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses the Supreme Court's 2002 Hoffman Plastic Compounds opinion, normally considered in terms of its social justice ramifications, from the different perspective of NLRB attorneys tasked with pursuing enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) under the conceptually (and practically) odd rubric that some NLRA employees (unauthorized workers) have no remedy under the NLRA. The article focuses on three problems evincing paradox. First, NLRB attorneys prosecuting cases involving these workers will probably gain knowledge of unlawful background immigration conduct. To what extent must the attorneys disclose it, and to whom? Second, NLRB attorneys are extraordinarily reliant on …


Proportional Deportation, Angela M. Banks Jan 2009

Proportional Deportation, Angela M. Banks

Faculty Publications

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Asylum In A Different Voice: Judging Immigration Claims And Gender, Carrie Menkel-Meadow Jan 2009

Asylum In A Different Voice: Judging Immigration Claims And Gender, Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

An extensive statistical study of disparities in asylum adjudication throughout the United States reveals gross disparities in rates of asylum grants by region of country, experience of adjudicators, prior employment, and other factors. One of the most robust findings was one of gender disparities in adjudication rates. If the adjudicator of claims for asylum was female there was a 44% greater likelihood that asylum would be granted. This chapter in the book reporting these findings reflects on this significant finding of gender differences in judging and discusses, in light of the author's prior work on gender differences in lawyering, whether …