Unions and the New Immigration Law
Transcript of panel discussion presenting different views about the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on labor unions and their members.
The Review: Volume 16
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- Cold Winds from the North: An Analysis of Recent Shifts in North American Refugee Policy
- INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca: The Decision and Its Implications
- Defending the Rights of the Undocumented: A Challenge to the Civil Rights Movement and Local Governments
- Immigration Reform: Rights for America's Undocumented: Keynote Address
Issue 2
featuring
- Undermining Congressional Oversight of Covert Intelligence Operations: The Reagan Administration Secretly Arms Iran
- Pregnancy Police: The Health Policy and Legal Implications of Punishing Pregnant Women for Harm to Their Fetuses
- Parratt v. Taylor: Unauthorized Deprivations and the Content of an Adequate Remedy
Issue 3
featuring
- Restricting Access to Federal Habeas Corpus: Justice Sacrificed on the Altars of Expediency, Federalism and Deterrence
- Alien Status Restrictions on Eligibility for Federally Funded Assistance Programs
- The Misadventures of State Postconviction Remedies
- The Right to Counsel after Kuhlmann v. Wilson: Deliberate Elicitation or Interrogation
Issue 4
featuring
- The Transformation of Aid to Families with Dependent Children: The Family Support Act in Historical Context
- Income Deeming in the AFDC Program: Using Dual Track Family Law to Make Poor Women Poorer
- Administrative Closings of Public Assistance Cases: The Rise of Hunger and Homelessness in New York City
- Child Support for Welfare Families: Family Policy Trapped in Its Own Rhetoric
In Depth Reading
Volume 16 Issue 1
Closing Remarks
Author disusses her role in ACLU and the assistance she provides to immigrants from countries like Romania, Hungary, Poland and El Salvador.
Defending the Rights of the Undocumented: A Challenge to the Civil Rights Movement and Local Governments
Analyses discriminatory practises against immigrants based on race and national origin, with special reference to undocumented immigrants.
Fairness in Immigration Proceedings
Discusses the shift in immigration deportation proceedings within the span of 80 years and the climate of immigration courts.
Volume 16 Issue 2
Undermining Congressional Oversight of Covert Intelligence Operations: The Reagan Administration Secretly Arms Iran
Discusses covert arms sales and the violation of Title V of the National Securities Act, 1947 and executive privilege in intelligence matters.
Pregnancy Police: The Health Policy and Legal Implications of Punishing Pregnant Women for Harm to Their Fetuses
Analyses sanctions to pregnant women for any harm they may cause to their unborn children. Analyses a subjective and objective health policy standard.
Parratt v. Taylor: Unauthorized Deprivations and the Content of an Adequate Remedy
Analyses actions by the state, whether remedies can be obtained from a federal court and the due process implications of the same.
Volume 16 Issue 3
Alien Status Restrictions on Eligibility for Federally Funded Assistance Programs
Analyzes changes to the IRCA and compares them with restrictions on aliens eligibility for federally funded assistance programs.
Sandbagging Constitutional Rights: Federal Habeas Corpus and the Procedural Default Principle
Discussion on finality of criminal proceedings and the shrinking scope of habeas corpus. Addresses the issue of possible procedural reform.
The Misadventures of State Postconviction Remedies
Argues that potential federal habeas corpus petitioners should not be required to exhaust state postconviction remedies before applying for federal relief.
Restricting Access to Federal Habeas Corpus: Justice Sacrificed on the Altars of Expediency, Federalism and Deterrence
Critical analysis of the limited acces to federal habeas corpus by state prisoners with reference to proposed legislations and their impact on this issue.
Volume 16 Issue 4
Squatting in New York City: Justification and Strategy
Addresses the problem of squatting in NYC and how the many objections to squatting can be dismissed. It describes squatting campaigns like ACORN and MHANY.
Colloquium
Index
The Transformation of Aid to Families with Dependent Children: The Family Support Act in Historical Context
Discussion on aid to female-headed households in poverty and the reforms of the federal Family Support Act, 1988.