Fall 2011 Course Schedule

Immigration & Naturalization Law (LAW-655-001)
Keyes

Meets: 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM (MW) - Room 100

Enrolled: 39 / Limit: 50

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Notices

The syllabus and handouts for the first classes will be posted to the course's site on MyWCL by August 15.

Description

This course surveys the legal, historical, and political considerations that shape U.S. immigration law. The course will review the constitutional basis for regulating immigration into the United States, and, to some extent, the constitutional rights of noncitizens in the country; the history of U.S. immigration law and policy, including present-day debates; the contours of the immigration bureaucracy, including the roles played by various federal agencies in immigration decisions; the admission of nonimmigrants (i.e., temporary visitors) and immigrants into the U.S.; the deportation and exclusion of nonimmigrants and immigrants; the intersection of immigration and criminal law; and citizenship and naturalization.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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Stephen H. Legomsky and Cristina M. Rodríguez, IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE LAW AND POLICY (5th ed. 2009). Alex Aleinikoff, David Martin, Hiroshi Motomura, Maryellen Fullerton, IMMIGRATION NATIONALITY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES: SELECTED STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND FORMS (2010)

First Class Readings

Not available at this time.

Syllabus

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