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Padilla V. Kentucky: A New Chapter In Supreme Court Jurisprudence On Whether Deportation Constitutes Punishment For Lawful Permanent Residents?, Anita Maddali Oct 2011

Padilla V. Kentucky: A New Chapter In Supreme Court Jurisprudence On Whether Deportation Constitutes Punishment For Lawful Permanent Residents?, Anita Maddali

American University Law Review

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A Season Of Change: Reforming The H2b Guest Worker Program, Jayesh Rathod May 2011

A Season Of Change: Reforming The H2b Guest Worker Program, Jayesh Rathod

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

INTRODUCTION: Each year, as spring and summer arrive, Americans partake in range of seasonal traditions: beautifying their lawns and gardens; enjoying harvests of fresh fruits, vegetables, and seafood; and attending local fairs and festivals. Although these rituals have become part of the American cultural fabric, few know that they are supported by thousands of temporary guest workers who enter the United States each year under the H-2 visa program.' The H-a program allows U.S employers to petition for seasonal agricultural workers (via the H-2A program) and seasonal nonagricultural workers (via the H-2B program) to work in this country on a …


9/11 And The Transformation Of U.S. Immigration Law And Policy, Jayesh Rathod Jan 2011

9/11 And The Transformation Of U.S. Immigration Law And Policy, Jayesh Rathod

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Protecting Immigrant Workers Through Interagency Cooperation, Jayesh Rathod Jan 2011

Protecting Immigrant Workers Through Interagency Cooperation, Jayesh Rathod

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Stephen Lee’s Monitoring Immigration Enforcement offers a promising prescription for resolving the long-standing tension between the workplace enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and the efforts by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to protect the rights of immigrant workers. Lee convincingly describes - often with the aid of rich historical examples - the origins of the chronic imbalance of power between DHS and the DOL, and the limitations of past efforts to synchronize the work of the respective agencies. Lee’s proposal for interagency coordination, in the form of ex ante monitoring by the DOL of worksite enforcement …