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Immigration Law (2 OR 3)
Professor Vaughns’ two-credit course offering will survey the basic issues and practical aspects of immigration law. At its core, the course will explore the legal criteria and procedures that govern whether aliens may enter, and whether they may remain, in the United States, especially in light of events occurring on, and government actions post, September 11, 2001. The basic course will also provide students with a sense of the historical development of U.S. immigration laws, including foundational cases, the role of immigration in the context of constitutional jurisprudence, congressional judgment on legislative initiatives, administrative implementation of pertinent regulations, and help in identifying and applying some recurring statutory interpretation techniques while exploring past immigration enactments as a backdrop to new immigration statutes such as the USA PATRIOT Act. The course will also consider the effects of U.S. immigration law and policies impacting such areas as education, health and welfare, domestic relations, labor and employment, business, commercial and technological development, and the criminal justice system. A final examination will be given to all students registered in this course. Professor Vaughns’ three-credit offering will also discuss issues relating to the role and scope of judicial review in the immigration context, the importance of citizenship, naturalization, national security, refugees and asylum relief, and the constitutional and statutory limits on immigration detention. Not surprisingly, immigration issues tend to be fervently and passionately debated. In recent years, for example, the focus of immigration reform has been on removing criminal aliens and persons suspected of supporting or engaging in terrorist activities. While currently, the 109th Congress’ heated debate on comprehensive immigration reform has garnered a lot of media attention and congressional wrangling over whether the focus should be on border safety and/or legalization of the estimated 12 million undocumented migrants working and residing in the United States. This coverage is in addition to a survey of immigration law basics, procedures and policies described above. A final examination will be given to all students registered in this course.
Current & Previous Instructors:
Robert Koulish; Katherine Vaughns;
| 595F (CRN: 25886) Credits: 2 Koulish. Spring, 2013 (Evening). Wed: 6:30-8:30 Room 307. Booklist (Updated 1/7/2013). | 595F (CRN: 96755) Credits: 3 Koulish. Fall, 2013 (Evening). Tues: 8:40-9:35 Thurs: 7:35-9:35. Room 310. 21 openings. (Limit 28). | 595F (CRN: ) Credits: 2 Koulish. Spring, 2014 (Evening). Wed: 6:30-8:30 Room 405. |
Key to Codes in Course Descriptions
P: PrerequisiteC: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course
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