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On Armed Conflict, Human Rights, And Preserving The Rule Of Law In Latin America, Luz E. Nagle
On Armed Conflict, Human Rights, And Preserving The Rule Of Law In Latin America, Luz E. Nagle
Penn State International Law Review
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U.S. Immigration Policy: Contract Or Human Rights Law?, Victor C. Romero
U.S. Immigration Policy: Contract Or Human Rights Law?, Victor C. Romero
Journal Articles
The current immigration debate often reflects a tension between affirming the individual rights of migrants against the power of a nation to control its borders. An examination of U.S. Supreme Court precedent reveals that, from our earliest immigration history to the present time, our immigration policy has functioned more like contract law than human rights law, with the Court deferring to the power of Congress to define the terms of that contract at the expense of the immigrant's freedom.