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Requiring A Nexus To National Security: Immigration, “Terrorist Activities,” And Statutory Reform, Jared Hatch
Requiring A Nexus To National Security: Immigration, “Terrorist Activities,” And Statutory Reform, Jared Hatch
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Creating Crimmigration, César Cuahtémoc García Hernández
Creating Crimmigration, César Cuahtémoc García Hernández
BYU Law Review
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War Of The Words: Aliens, Immigrants, Citizens, And The Language Of Exclusion, D. Carolina Nunez
War Of The Words: Aliens, Immigrants, Citizens, And The Language Of Exclusion, D. Carolina Nunez
BYU Law Review
Words communicate more than their ordinary dictionary meaning. Words tell us about individuals' and communities' conscious and subconscious perceptions. The words we use are evidence of how we think, which, in turn, ultimately determines what we do. In this paper, I examine and compare the usage of the words "immigrant," "alien," and "citizen" to make observations on the nature of membership and belonging in the United States. While it is perhaps intuitive that these words carry very different connotations, here I use corpus linguistics to explore those connotations. I rely on the Corpus of Contemporary American English, a database of …
Members Only: Undocumented Students & In-State Tuition, Angela M. Banks
Members Only: Undocumented Students & In-State Tuition, Angela M. Banks
BYU Law Review
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Mercy In Immigration Law, Allison Brownell Tirres
Mercy In Immigration Law, Allison Brownell Tirres
BYU Law Review
What role should mercy play in immigration law? This Article draws on the robust debate in the criminal law about the role of mercy in the hopes of starting a conversation among immigration law scholars and practitioners. Mercy skeptics argue that mercy contravenes justice, while advocates argue that mercy is a necessary countermeasure to the unrelenting harshness of criminal law today. I argue that the problems of mercy in the criminal law are amplified in the immigration law context. The lack of procedural and substantive protections for immigrants, the acceptance of unfettered discretion and lack of oversight of agency action, …
Multiculturalism And Feminism For Hispanic Immigrant Women Accused Of Drug Crimes, Kathryn Duque Lenhart
Multiculturalism And Feminism For Hispanic Immigrant Women Accused Of Drug Crimes, Kathryn Duque Lenhart
BYU Law Review
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