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Mexican Children Of U.S. Citizens: Viges Prin And Other Tales Of Challenges To Asserting Acquired U.S. Citizenship., Lee J. Teran Dec 2012

Mexican Children Of U.S. Citizens: Viges Prin And Other Tales Of Challenges To Asserting Acquired U.S. Citizenship., Lee J. Teran

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Mexican children with a U.S. parent face both historic and current challenges in acquiring U.S. citizenship. Following changes in U.S. immigration law, the number of individuals removed from the United States has swelled dramatically. This campaign against non-citizens has led to the removal of United States citizens, particularly individuals who were born abroad but claim citizenship through a U.S. citizen parent. Citizens are caught in the middle of conflicting goals between government efforts to adjudicate claims to acquired U.S. citizenship and the focus on crime and national security interests. Even though many U.S. parents and their children born abroad are …


Offense, Defense, Or Just A Big Fence - Why Border Security Is A Valid National Security Issue: St. Mary;S University School Of Law Center For Terrorism Law., William A. Fix Dec 2012

Offense, Defense, Or Just A Big Fence - Why Border Security Is A Valid National Security Issue: St. Mary;S University School Of Law Center For Terrorism Law., William A. Fix

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

A significant threat to United States national security stems from Mexican drug cartels. Mexican drug cartels are centered on the transit of illegal drugs into the United States. The flow of illegal drugs across the 1,933-mile U.S.-Mexico border now results in a host of crimes and violence that furthers the overall operation of the cartels. With the escalating violence from cartels, there is an increased possibility for spill over into the United States. Furthermore, because of the violence of drug cartels in Mexico, Mexican citizens have a greater incentive to move across the border. Mexicans are crossing illegally to escape …


The Deportation Of Lawful Permanent Presidents For Old And Minor Crimes: Restoring Judicial Review, Ending Retroactivity, And Recognizing Deportation As Punishment., Adriane Meneses Dec 2012

The Deportation Of Lawful Permanent Presidents For Old And Minor Crimes: Restoring Judicial Review, Ending Retroactivity, And Recognizing Deportation As Punishment., Adriane Meneses

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.


The Supremacy Clause Preemption Rationale Reasonably Restrains An Individual State Pursuing Its Own Separate But Unequal Immigration Policy., L. Darnell Weeden Dec 2012

The Supremacy Clause Preemption Rationale Reasonably Restrains An Individual State Pursuing Its Own Separate But Unequal Immigration Policy., L. Darnell Weeden

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.


The Development Of The Hypothetical Federal Felony: A Solution To Nonuniformity In Immigration., Audra J. Ferguson-Allen Dec 2008

The Development Of The Hypothetical Federal Felony: A Solution To Nonuniformity In Immigration., Audra J. Ferguson-Allen

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.


The Real Id Act And The Negative Impact On Latino Immigrants., Arianna Garcia Dec 2007

The Real Id Act And The Negative Impact On Latino Immigrants., Arianna Garcia

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.


Texas Rangers Resurrected: Immigration Proposals After September 11th., Alyssa Garcia Perez Mar 2006

Texas Rangers Resurrected: Immigration Proposals After September 11th., Alyssa Garcia Perez

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.


The Wrong Solution: An Examination Of Present Bush's Proposed Temporary Worker Program., Tory A. Cronin Mar 2005

The Wrong Solution: An Examination Of Present Bush's Proposed Temporary Worker Program., Tory A. Cronin

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

In 2004, President George Bush offered a new proposal to provide temporary work permits to undocumented immigrants. His proposal, however, falls short of his goals to create an immigration system which serves the American economy and reflects the American Dream. This temporary worker program would provide labor for positions which Americans are not filling currently. For some reason, Americans seem averse to holding certain jobs even though these jobs are readily available. President Bush’s proposal, which he asked Congress to draft, alleviates pressure on American employers who wish to fill low-demand jobs with foreign laborers. The proposal accomplishes this by …


The U Visa: Another Remedy For Battered Immigrant Women., Greta D. Stoltz Sep 2004

The U Visa: Another Remedy For Battered Immigrant Women., Greta D. Stoltz

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.


Sentenced To Purgatory: The Indefinite Detention Of Mariel Cubans, Yvette M. Mastin Jan 2000

Sentenced To Purgatory: The Indefinite Detention Of Mariel Cubans, Yvette M. Mastin

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Indefinite detention of Cuban immigrants is unconstitutional. Immigrants detained in American jails are being treated the same as individuals serving criminal sentences or awaiting disposition of their cases. Congress should, therefore, create a mandatory and uniform system of procedural due process. The system should be modeled after the procedural due process system established by the Kansas Legislature in the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act of 1994.  Although the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule on the indefinite detention of the Mariel Cubans, lower courts have held that the indefinite detention of Mariel Cubans does not violate the Constitution. Nonetheless, …


The Dynamics Of The Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act Of 1996: The Splitting-Up Of American Families, Emma O. Guzman Jan 2000

The Dynamics Of The Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act Of 1996: The Splitting-Up Of American Families, Emma O. Guzman

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming


A Mother Removed — A Child Left Behind: A Battered Immigrant's Need For A Modified Best Interest Standard, Julie Linares-Fierro Jan 1999

A Mother Removed — A Child Left Behind: A Battered Immigrant's Need For A Modified Best Interest Standard, Julie Linares-Fierro

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract forthcoming