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Avoiding The Subject: The Opium War, Opium-Markets, And The Exclusion Of Chinese Laborers In The United States, Canada, And Mexico, Olivia L. Blessing Dec 2013

Avoiding The Subject: The Opium War, Opium-Markets, And The Exclusion Of Chinese Laborers In The United States, Canada, And Mexico, Olivia L. Blessing

Olivia L Blessing

The 19th century saw significant increases in the number of Chinese immigrants entering North America, most significantly on the west coast of the United States. Already facing increasing divide amongst the American population over the issue of the Opium Wars and the resulting Opium-addiction amongst the Chinese, the United States found itself now confronting the problem in the form of immigrant workers. Although the Opium Wars and the issue of the Chinese Opium Dens were highly disputed outside the courts, the State and Federal courts surprisingly avoided discussing the topic in their legislative discussions surrounding the Chinese Exclusion Act of …


A Nation Of Immigrants, Daniel Kanstroom Oct 2013

A Nation Of Immigrants, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

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Who Has Which Rights Where?, Daniel Kanstroom Oct 2013

Who Has Which Rights Where?, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Divergence In State-Created Immigration Climate: Cause And Effect, Huyen Pham Jun 2013

Understanding The Divergence In State-Created Immigration Climate: Cause And Effect, Huyen Pham

Huyen T. Pham

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Respondent, Drawing The Line: Race, Citizenship, And The Construction Of Illegality In Federal, State, And Local Immigration Enforcement, Daniel Kanstroom Jun 2013

Respondent, Drawing The Line: Race, Citizenship, And The Construction Of Illegality In Federal, State, And Local Immigration Enforcement, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

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Panelist, Performing Border Crossings: Deportees, Community Education, And The Feria Patronal Espíritu Santo, Daniel Kanstroom Apr 2013

Panelist, Performing Border Crossings: Deportees, Community Education, And The Feria Patronal Espíritu Santo, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Divergence In State-Created Immigration Climate: Cause And Effect, Huyen Pham Mar 2013

Understanding The Divergence In State-Created Immigration Climate: Cause And Effect, Huyen Pham

Huyen T. Pham

No abstract provided.


Padilla Postconviction Claims In Florida: Squaring Chaidez, Hernandez And Castaño, Rebecca Sharpless, Andrew Stanton Feb 2013

Padilla Postconviction Claims In Florida: Squaring Chaidez, Hernandez And Castaño, Rebecca Sharpless, Andrew Stanton

Rebecca Sharpless

In Padilla v. Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment requires defense attorneys to counsel their noncitizen clients about the immigration consequences of a plea. Padilla had pled guilty in state court to a drug crime and, after his conviction became final, filed a state postconviction motion alleging that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to advise him that his plea would trigger deportation. In holding that Padilla was entitled to competent advice regarding the consequences of his plea, the Court recognized what professional norms have required for at least the last two decades. …


Global Migration, Citizenship, And Catholic Social Teaching, Vincent Rougeau Jan 2013

Global Migration, Citizenship, And Catholic Social Teaching, Vincent Rougeau

Vincent D. Rougeau

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Imaginings Of Space In Immigration Law, Leti Volpp Dec 2012

Imaginings Of Space In Immigration Law, Leti Volpp

Leti Volpp

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The Right To Effective Remedies And Procedural Guarantees For People In Need Of International Protection, Eleni Karageorgiou Dec 2012

The Right To Effective Remedies And Procedural Guarantees For People In Need Of International Protection, Eleni Karageorgiou

Eleni Karageorgiou

This paper explores the latest developments in the context of the European Court of Human Rights’ and the European Court of Justice’s expansive interpretation of the right to an effective remedy and the procedural guarantees afforded to protection seekers by the pertaining international and regional legislation. In their recent judgments the Courts have determined both the states’ obligations on guaranteeing fair and effective procedures for people trying to enter Europe as well as the individuals' corresponding right to seek protection. The paper takes a thorough look at the reasoning of the Courts and emphasizes on the -not any more underlying …