Immigration Reform: Rights for America's Undocumented: Keynote Address
Keynote address from the colloquium discussing the need for immigration reform and steps, both proposed and actual, taken to effect change.
The Review: Volume 16
Preview
Issue 1
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Issue 2
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- Undermining Congressional Oversight of Covert Intelligence Operations: The Reagan Administration Secretly Arms Iran
- Parratt v. Taylor: Unauthorized Deprivations and the Content of an Adequate Remedy
- Pregnancy Police: The Health Policy and Legal Implications of Punishing Pregnant Women for Harm to Their Fetuses
Issue 3
featuring
- Right to Counsel after Kuhlmann v. Wilson: Deliberate Elicitation or Interrogation, The
- Alien Status Restrictions on Eligibility for Federally Funded Assistance Programs
- Restricting Access to Federal Habeas Corpus: Justice Sacrificed on the Altars of Expediency, Federalism and Deterrence
- Misadventures of State Postconviction Remedies, The
In Depth Reading
Volume 16 Issue 1
Implementation and Impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Who Carries the Burden of the Bill
Transcript of panel discussion about IRCA and role of Immigration and Naturalization Service in enforcing it, focusing on legalization and employer sanctions.
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.
INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca: The Decision and Its Implications
Analysis of INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca and comparison of refugee law with similar legal systems; Court read the Refugee Act of 1980 to be more flexible.
Volume 16 Issue 2
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.
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 intellignece matters.
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.
Misadventures of State Postconviction Remedies, The
Argues that potential federal habeas corpus petitioners should not be required to exhaust state postconviction remedies before applying for federal relief.
Right to Counsel after Kuhlmann v. Wilson: Deliberate Elicitation or Interrogation, The
Analysis of the right to cousel following miranda warnings and the ambiguity between deliberate elicitation and interrogation.
Volume 16 Issue 4
Transformation of Aid to Families with Dependent Children: The Family Support Act in Historical Context, The
Discussion on aid to female-headed households in poverty and the reforms of the federal Family Support Act, 1988.
Mobilization on the Margins of the Lawsuit: Making Space for Clients to Speak
Exploration of welfare litigation to further education and mobilization the poor.
Child Support for Welfare Families: Family Policy Trapped in Its Own Rhetoric
Explores the flaws of the child support system. Duscusses the social benefit of child support and analyses alternative child support mechanisms.
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.