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Foreword: The Future Of Immigration Enforcement: A Tribute To David Martin, Kerry Abrams
Foreword: The Future Of Immigration Enforcement: A Tribute To David Martin, Kerry Abrams
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Less Enforcement, More Compliance: Rethinking Unauthorized Migration, Emily Ryo
Less Enforcement, More Compliance: Rethinking Unauthorized Migration, Emily Ryo
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A common assumption underlying the current public discourse and legal treatment of unauthorized immigrants is that unauthorized immigrants are lawless individuals who will break the law—any law—in search of economic gain. This notion persists despite substantial empirical evidence to the contrary. Drawing on original empirical data, this Article examines unauthorized immigrants and their relationship to the law from a novel perspective to make two major contributions. First, I demonstrate that unauthorized immigrants view themselves and their noncompliance with U.S. immigration law in a manner that is strikingly different from the prevalent view of criminality and lawlessness found in popular and …
Structured Dialogue On Building A Sustainable, Stable Immigration Enforcement System, Kerry Abrams
Structured Dialogue On Building A Sustainable, Stable Immigration Enforcement System, Kerry Abrams
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This conversation occurred on October 24, 2014, ten days before the mid-term elections that gave Republicans control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 2007 and increased their majority in the House of Representatives. The conversation occurred approximately four weeks before President Obama announced his executive actions to provide the opportunity for many undocumented immigrants to obtain work authorization and temporary legal status. Most of the symposium panelists were present for the discussion.1 I have edited the transcript for clarity and added explanatory footnotes where necessary.