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Immigration Restrictions As Employment Discrimination, Howard F. Chang
Immigration Restrictions As Employment Discrimination, Howard F. Chang
All Faculty Scholarship
In this paper, I analyze restrictions on immigration to the United States as a form of government-mandated employment discrimination against aliens. Through our immigration laws, we deny aliens access to valuable employment opportunities that are open to natives. Under our immigration and nationality laws, we base this discrimination explicitly on circumstances of birth beyond the control of the alien. I argue that immigration restrictions thereby violate our liberal ideals of equality, which require a cosmopolitan perspective that extends equal concern to all individuals. Furthermore, even if we assume a less demanding moral theory that allows us to give the interests …
A Wink And A Nod: The Hoffman Case And Its Effects On Freedom Of Association For Undocumented Workers, Jill Borak
A Wink And A Nod: The Hoffman Case And Its Effects On Freedom Of Association For Undocumented Workers, Jill Borak
Human Rights Brief
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Day Laborers, Friend Or Foe: A Survey Of Community Responses, Mauricio A. Espana
Day Laborers, Friend Or Foe: A Survey Of Community Responses, Mauricio A. Espana
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This comment discusses the various ways that communities that benefit from day laborers respond to the presence of the "underground" employment phenomenon. Part I provides some background into the day laborers' situation, livelihood, and legal rights. Part II discusses the competing issues faced by day laborers, as well as the issues the laborers present to community residents, employers, and the United States Government. Finally, Part III discusses the different solutions that communities confronted with day laborers have proposed and implemented, and concludes that it is in the best interests of all parties involved that communities accept day labors and accommodate …