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By Juan-Andrés Fuentes Migration and citizenship have become increasingly relevant topics of discussion both nationally and internationally. For instance, last February, the Albanian Congress appro…

First part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

I've been in the States for over three months now. This was my third emigration. The first was from Canada to the US when I was little. Then back to Canada, and now back to the US. The Canadian move was easy for me but I had to learn a lot about immigration law to…

In keeping with our commitment to promoting open and equal access to justice for all, we at the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library have assembled a list of online resources to help answer questions regarding the United States immigration process. Some of the resources provided are availa

By Michael McArthur The final day of the 2022 IALL Annual Course opened with an eye-opening review of U.S. immigration law and policy, presented by the founding director of Stanford’s Immigrants’ R…

Naomi Tsu, an attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, answers questions about sanctuary cities.

The history of the United States has always been shaped by peoples and communities who came to its shores or moved within its borders. Some sought a better life, some fled oppression, and some were moved against their will. This presentation uses Library of Congress primary sources to explore moments and experiences from several of these communities.

A weekly informed and concise guide to immigration news.

A nation of immigrants: This is a convenient myth developed as a response to the 1960s movements against colonialism, neocolonialism, and white supremacy. The ruling class and its brain trust offered multiculturalism, diversity, and affirmative action in response to demands for decolonization, justice, reparations, social equality, an end of imperialism, and the rewriting of history -- not to be "inclusive" -- but to be accurate. What emerged to replace the liberal melting pot idea and the nationalist triumphal interpretation of the "greatest country on earth and in history," was the "nation of immigrants" story.

EDIT (4/20/21): I AM OCCASIONALLY UPDATING THIS POST AT THIS LINKED GOOGLE DOC WITH NEW INFORMATION. YOU MAY WISH TO INSTEAD READ THIS POST THERE. …

Become a Patron! Geoffrey Heeren excerpted from: Geoffrey Heeren, Persons Who Are Not the People: the Changing Rights of Immigrants in the United States, 44 Columbia Human Rights Law Review367 (Winter, 2013) (328 Footnotes Omitted) This nation was seemingly founded on the idea that all persons enjoy core rights of...

A Criminal Defense article by Ilona Bray.

By all accounts, November 2021 will be a consequential month for presidential elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. During this month, presidential elections will include Nicaragua on November 7, Chile on November 21, and Honduras on November 27. It should also be noted that Haiti was scheduled for November 7 before the current transitional government decided to delay elections once again to the second half of 2022. Since the beginning of the pandemic, numerous elections at all levels have taken place in the region to some degree of success as noted by the Organization of American States (OAS). However, this month’s presidential elections will impact a new constitutional process as well as the worst humanitarian crises in the region with implications to immigration and regional balance of power.