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The Failures Of Good Moral Character Determinations For Naturalization, Zachary New
The Failures Of Good Moral Character Determinations For Naturalization, Zachary New
University of Colorado Law Review
This Article examines the effects of the good-moral-character requirement in naturalization proceedings. Specifically, it looks to such character requirements as a method by which a citizen polity screens out undesirable noncitizens from those who are deserving of inclusion in the "in"g roup of citizenship. The Article discusses historical methods of good-moral-character adjudication, and especially how such methods carried an undercurrent of forgiveness and redemption-an undercurrent lacking in the current method of statutory bars to showings of good moral character. By looking at specific examples of statutory bars to showings of good moral character, this Article argues that the overinclusive nature …
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: How Attorney General Review Undermines Our Immigration Adjudication System, Emma K. Carroll
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: How Attorney General Review Undermines Our Immigration Adjudication System, Emma K. Carroll
University of Colorado Law Review
No abstract provided.
Entrance Fees: Self-Funded Agencies And The Economization Of Immigration, Daimeon Shanks
Entrance Fees: Self-Funded Agencies And The Economization Of Immigration, Daimeon Shanks
University of Colorado Law Review
No abstract provided.
Decitizenizing Asian Pacific American Women, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Margaret Hu
Decitizenizing Asian Pacific American Women, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Margaret Hu
University of Colorado Law Review
The Page Act of 1875 excluded Asian women immigrants from entering the United States, presuming they were prostitutes. This presumption was tragically replicated in the 2021 Atlanta Massacre of six Asian and Asian American women, reinforcing the same harmful prejudices. This Article seeks to illuminate how the Atlanta Massacre is symbolic of larger forms of discrimination, including the harms of decitizenship. These harms include limited access to full citizenship rights due to legal barriers, restricted cultural and political power, and a lack of belonging. The Article concludes that these harms result from the structure of past and present immigration laws …
Pursuing Citizenship During Covid-19, Ming Hsu Chen
Pursuing Citizenship During Covid-19, Ming Hsu Chen
University of Colorado Law Review
No abstract provided.