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Striking A Balance Among Illegal Aliens, The Ina, And The Nlra: Sure-Tan V. Nlrb, Carl M. Howard Jan 2013

Striking A Balance Among Illegal Aliens, The Ina, And The Nlra: Sure-Tan V. Nlrb, Carl M. Howard

Pepperdine Law Review

Since 1943, the National Labor Relations Board has extended rights guaranteed to employees under the National Labor Relations Act to illegal aliens. In Sure-Tan v. NLRB, the United States Supreme Court for the first time reviewed this practice, approving it and noting that reporting illegal alien employees to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) might constitute an unfair labor practice. Awarding a remedy of back pay was, however, improper as speculative. The author examines the Supreme Court's analysis of the decision and explores its future impact.


Alienating Sham Marriages For Tougher Immigration Penalties: Congress Enacts The Marriage Fraud Act, Karen L. Rae Jan 2013

Alienating Sham Marriages For Tougher Immigration Penalties: Congress Enacts The Marriage Fraud Act, Karen L. Rae

Pepperdine Law Review

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Municipal And State Sanctuary Declarations: Innocuous Symbolism Or Improper Dictates?, Jorge L. Carro Jan 2013

Municipal And State Sanctuary Declarations: Innocuous Symbolism Or Improper Dictates?, Jorge L. Carro

Pepperdine Law Review

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Children Of A Lesser God: Should The Fourteenth Amendment Be Altered Or Repealed To Deny Automatic Citizenship Rights And Privileges To American Born Children Of Illegal Aliens?, Robert J. Shulman Nov 2012

Children Of A Lesser God: Should The Fourteenth Amendment Be Altered Or Repealed To Deny Automatic Citizenship Rights And Privileges To American Born Children Of Illegal Aliens?, Robert J. Shulman

Pepperdine Law Review

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Testing The Borders: The Boundaries Of State And Local Power To Regulate Illegal Immigration , Brittney M. Lane Sep 2012

Testing The Borders: The Boundaries Of State And Local Power To Regulate Illegal Immigration , Brittney M. Lane

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Seeking Asylum For Former Child Soldiers And Victims Of Human Trafficking, Tina Javaherian Sep 2012

Seeking Asylum For Former Child Soldiers And Victims Of Human Trafficking, Tina Javaherian

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


An End To The Violence: Justifying Gender As A "Particular Social Group", Suzanne Sidun Jul 2012

An End To The Violence: Justifying Gender As A "Particular Social Group", Suzanne Sidun

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fate Of "Unremovable" Aliens Before And After September 11, 2001: The Supreme Court's Presumptive Six-Month Limit To Post-Removal-Period Detention, Megan Peitzke Apr 2012

The Fate Of "Unremovable" Aliens Before And After September 11, 2001: The Supreme Court's Presumptive Six-Month Limit To Post-Removal-Period Detention, Megan Peitzke

Pepperdine Law Review

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We Don't Need To See Them Cry: Eliminating The Subjective Apprehension Element Of The Well-Founded Fear Analysis For Child Refugee Applicants, Bridgette A. Carr Mar 2012

We Don't Need To See Them Cry: Eliminating The Subjective Apprehension Element Of The Well-Founded Fear Analysis For Child Refugee Applicants, Bridgette A. Carr

Pepperdine Law Review

This article addresses a barrier to effective protection faced by child refugee applicants. Currently all refugee applicants, including infants, are required to satisfy two elements of well-founded fear. All applicants must prove that they face an objective risk of persecution and that they subjectively fear this risk. But children often cannot exhibit the subject apprehension element of the test. As a result, UNHCR, and the U.S and Canadian governments issued guidelines that encourage decision makers to accept other evidence to prove a child's subjective apprehension when the child is unable to exhibit fear. However, this approach does not go far …