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ImmigrationProf Blog
The Game is On: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
Here is the long-awaited comprehensive immigration reform bill from the bipartisan "gang of eight" U.S. Senators. It is 844 pages long and entitled the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Reform and the American Dream: A Personal Perspective
Guest blogger: Jacqueline Duran, third-year law student, University of San FranciscoFrom Washington D.C. to California, rallies were held across the country on Wednesday by advocates for immigration reform. Young people,…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Appeals Court Holds “Reasonable Suspicion” Required for Forensic Search of Laptop at the Border
On March 8, 2013, a U.S. federal appeals court issued a decision in United States v. Cotterman, holding that the federal government must have “reasonable suspicion” of criminal activity to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Why Walls Won’t Work Repairing the US-Mexico Divide by Michael Dear
Why Walls Won't Work Repairing the US-Mexico Divide by Michael Dear When thinking about the border separating the United States from Mexico, what typically comes to mind is an unwelcoming…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Immigration Debate: What Does a Functional Border Look Like?
On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security will hold a hearing entitled, “What Does a Secure Border Look Like?” If I were testifying at this hearing, I…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Reform and the State of the Union
ImmigrationProf reported yesterday that several undocumented immigrants would be attending President Obama's State of the Union address. As expected, the President touted immigration reform in his speech:"Our economy is stronger when we…
ImmigrationProf Blog
BORDER SECURITY: Moving Beyond Past Benchmarks
Immigration Impact has a post on a difficult issue that Congress will need to address if it hopes to pass immigration reform. The eight Senators' immigration reform proposal includes a path to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
President’s Outline for Immigration Reform
A couple major differences between President Obama's framework for reform and that presented by Senators yesterday include the recognition of the right of same sex couples to qualify in the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Border Security & Migration – A Report from South Texas
Here is a new report from the Washington Office on Latin America on conditions in South Texas and changes in migration trends in the Rio Grande Valley region.KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy by Miguel Antonio Levario
Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy by Miguel Antonio Levario As historian Miguel Antonio Levario explains in this timely book, current tensions and controversy over immigration and law…