Immigration Issues: Employment & Family (LAW-967-001)
Lawrence
Meets: 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM (TH) - Room 103
Enrolled: 22 / Limit: 22
Notices
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Description
For many people, the term “immigration law” brings to mind the areas of asylum and deportation (now known as “removal”); however, immigration law encompasses many additional areas. In certain circumstances, an employer can sponsor a foreign national for a nonimmigrant visa and/or a green card - this is generally referred to as employment-based immigration. Some foreign nationals can qualify for “green cards” (aka immigrant visas, aka permanent resident status) through sponsorship by certain close members of their families. Within the field of immigration law, we refer to this as “family-based immigration”.
This course, Immigration Issues: Employment and Family, focuses, as you might guess, on these specific facets of immigration law. We will explore, in a very detailed, practice-oriented way, the issues and procedures involved in handling these kinds of immigration cases. My goal is to have a very informal class setting that can be open to lots of discussion.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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First Class Readings
I have compiled an 850+-page book (divided into five volumes) for use this semester. The book, entitled A Key to the Golden Door - a Guide to Family- and Employment-Based Immigration (Thirteenth Edition), should currently be available for purchase from the Washington College of Law (Room 465).
In Volume 1 of the Guide, please review Chapters 1 and 2 in their entirety, as well as the topic summary in Chapter 3, before our first class on Thursday, August 26. You should bring the first and last Volumes (Volumes 1 and 5) of the Guide with you to class.
Syllabus
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