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Something Happened: Descent Into The Immigration Maelstrom; Or Fear And Loathing In Fortress America: A Review Of Alien Nation: Common Sense About America 'S Immigration Disaster, By Peter Brimelow; Arguing Immigration: Are New Immigrants A Wealth Of Diversity... Or A Crushing Burden?, By Nicolaus Mills; Legal Immigration: Setting Priorities, By The U.S. Commission On Immigration Reform; And Us. Immigration Policy: Restoring Credibility--Executive Summary, U.S. Commission On Immigration Reform, John Scanlan
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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Changing America: Three Arguments About Asian Americans And The Law , Frank H. Wu
Changing America: Three Arguments About Asian Americans And The Law , Frank H. Wu
American University Law Review
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In Defense Of Naturalization Reform Symposium: Contributions, Arnold Rochvarg
In Defense Of Naturalization Reform Symposium: Contributions, Arnold Rochvarg
All Faculty Scholarship
In March 1996, a Symposium was held at Georgetown University Law School on the topic of reforming the naturalization process. Participating were members of Congress, professors, immigrant rights advocates, and representatives from several public policy think tanks. This article sets forth the argument that reform in the naturalization process is necessary, and disputes the arguments that proposed reforms "dumb down" and cheapen the naturalization process.
Obtaining Remedies For Ins Misconduct, Lee J. Teran
Obtaining Remedies For Ins Misconduct, Lee J. Teran
Faculty Articles
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Natives, Newcomers And Nativism: A Human Rights Model For The Twenty-First Century, Berta E. Hernández-Truyol
Natives, Newcomers And Nativism: A Human Rights Model For The Twenty-First Century, Berta E. Hernández-Truyol
UF Law Faculty Publications
This article undertakes a broad overview of nativist sentiment and discrimination in U.S. social and legal history. Following a powerful vignette of a personal experience encountering nativism because of her accent, the author briefly reviews the history of the New York City Human Rights Commission in Part II. Part III traces the history of U.S. immigration and the parallel legacy of nativism, while Part IV details the legal developments arising from alienage discrimination. After reviewing relevant sources of international human rights law, the author concludes in Part VI by advocating a new human rights paradigm that will promote equality and …
"One Manner Of Law": The Supreme Court, Stare Decisis And The Immigration Law Plenary Power Doctrine, Anne E. Pettit
"One Manner Of Law": The Supreme Court, Stare Decisis And The Immigration Law Plenary Power Doctrine, Anne E. Pettit
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This note examines the extreme deference the Court gives to Congress in the realm of immigration legislation. The author argues that, in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the Supreme Court's analysis of stare decisis, precedent and the rule of law provides a strikingly effective paradigm through which to view the history of Supreme Court immigration rulings. Viewed through the Court's own analysis of its power to make and revise precedent decisions, the immigration plenary power doctrine's jurisprudential shortcomings become more evident and the arguments to overturn the doctrine become more powerful. This Note concludes that no principled constitutional …