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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Mr. T Had the Secret to Long Life — “Don’t Be a Fool, Stay in School”
Decades ago, Mr. T made a public service announcement in which he extolled the virtues of staying in school. He did not, however, realize that his advice was the closest…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Sometimes Imperfect Reform is Better Than Perfect Deportation by Alfredo Gutierrez
Here is one view of immigration reform:I do a daily radio talk show on Radio Campesina in Phoenix and, clearly, since the November elections callers are once more allowing themselves…
Land Use Prof Blog
The appeal of the city to families … without school-aged children, that is …
I visited New York City recently, and took time to reflect on land use as I walked around the affluent residential quarters east and west of Central Park. Under…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Articles from the Social Science Research Network
"First and Second Generation Immigrant Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada" IZA Discussion Paper No. 2298 Authors: ABDURRAHMAN AYDEMIR Statistics ; ARTHUR…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Colleges Add Courses on Immigration
As the immigrant population swells and the country continues to bedivided over immigration laws, courses on the topic are increasinglymaking their way into classrooms in the area and across the…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Harvard proposal to require courses in writing and reasoning
By legalwriting
This morning's newspaper contained an AP story about the recommendations of a Harvard faculty committee to revise the university's core curriculum for undergraduates. According to the article, Harvard's current curriculum…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Financial Aid for Undocumented Students
Here is a list of college and university scholarships that are open to undocumented students. This is an important list because undoumented students are not eligible for federal student loan…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Paging the ACLU: Fascism Alert
See these flags to the left? Well, if these were hanging in my public school classroom in Colorado, I could lose my teaching job. I kid you not (via The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Undocumented Undergraduate in the News
Hector Vega is co-valedictorian of James Lick High School in East San Jose, winner of a $20,000 National Merit Scholarship and an entering freshman on a full scholarship at Santa…
TortsProf Blog
Some Comments on Law & Science
After seeing my posts at Point of Law, I got these comments from my dad, Ves Childs, a retired electrochemist. I thought they were worth sharing:After reading Day 2 and…