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2010

Immigration Law

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Porous Borders And Creative Federalism: Is Arizona Rushing The United States Toward Immigration Reform?, Michael Scaperlanda Sep 2010

Porous Borders And Creative Federalism: Is Arizona Rushing The United States Toward Immigration Reform?, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

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Immigration Reform, Michael Scaperlanda Feb 2010

Immigration Reform, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

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Becoming An Immigration Lawyer, Jill Family Dec 2009

Becoming An Immigration Lawyer, Jill Family

Jill E. Family

This book is an essential resource for law students and lawyers interested in a career in administrative law. In the first half of the book, a national expert describes the field, and outlines your optimal entry strategies. The second half offers individual, personalized examples of the various career paths in administrative law, and details the demands and rewards of each. The "how-to" essays are authored by 19 of the leading law firm practitioners, government agency counsels, federal administrative law judges, non-profit group advocates and legal educators. In plain language, they open your eyes to the many rewarding careers that lie …

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The Role Of Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Shoba S. Wadhia Dec 2009

The Role Of Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Shoba S. Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

The concept of "prosecutorial discretion" appears in the immigration statute, agency memoranda and court decisions about select immigration enforcement decisions. Prosecutorial discretion extends to decisions about which offenses or populations to target; whom to stop, interrogate, and arrest; whether to detain or release a noncitizen; whether to initiate removal proceedings; and whether to execute a removal order; among other decisions. Similar to the criminal context, prosecutorial discretion in the immigration context is an important tool for achieving cost-effective law enforcement and relief for individuals who present desirable qualities or humanitarian circumstances. Yet there is a dearth of literature on the …

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