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About United States Immigration Law

Print Publications Covering Immigration Law 

·        Georgetown Immigration Law Journal - This the only student-edited law journal devoted exclusively to the study of immigration law. The Journal publishes articles on timely issues by professors and practitioners, coordinates symposia on important topics, and produces thoughtful student notes.

·        Immigration Law & Policy - The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has been dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of low income immigrants and their family members.  In the past 20 years, NILC has earned a national reputation as a leading expert on immigration, public benefits, and employment laws affecting immigrants and refugees.   

·        International Journal of Refugee Law - The journal aims to stimulate research and thinking on refugee law and its development, taking account of the broadest range of State and international organization practice.

·        The Center for Migration Studies - The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1964 to support and undertake research, and to provide a forum for debate on international migration.

Immigration Law News

Immigrant tuition law may face new scrutiny - Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas) ... September 17, 2008 Wednesday - By Tim CarpenterTHE CAPITAL-JOURNALA California court's reinstatement of a lawsuit challenging a statute allowing illegal immigrants to pay lower in-state college tuition should spark interest in repealing a similar law in Kansas, an attorney said Tuesday.

ELSEWHERE - Chicago Tribune ... September 18, 2008 Thursday
IMMIGRANT LAW: A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an Arizona law that penalizes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants and requires them to verify the employment status of their workers.

Protecting people - The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) ... September 18, 2008 Thursday.  I have two suggestions to make.1) Rather than Bev Perdue and Pat McCrory's agreeing that both want "stronger enforcement of immigration laws to relieve the pressure on law enforcement, schools and hospitals," I'd like to hear our leaders say they will work for immigration reform so that some of these "issues" can become non-issues.

THE NATION; Politics of immigration; McCain courts Latino votes, accusing Obama of foiling an overhaul. Groups on both sides question the message. - Los Angeles Times ... September 18, 2008 Thursday - With the race for the White House grown tight, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has begun using the issue of immigration to try to dent Democrat Barack Obama's lead among Latino voters, who could prove decisive in the Southwest.Polls have shown Obama leading McCain among Latino voters by margins of 2 to 1 or more. But immigration, an issue important to many Latinos, largely has been relegated to the back burner in the campaign.

Government resources: Immigration Law

·        USCIS - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

·        Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants

·        Guide to Naturalization  

·        Naturalization Self Test

·        Civics and History Exam study resources

·        Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)

·        List of Immigration Courts and Judges

·        Visa Bulletin