Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy

Since its initial publication in 1992, this lively and popular casebook has been adopted at 158 U.S. law schools. It mixes theory, policy, and politics with practice-oriented materials that deal in doctrine, planning, and problem-solving. The Fourth Edition includes key materials on a wealth of subjects: Examining the contemporary immigration debates Constitutional foundations of immigration control Admissions criteria and processes for both immigrants and temporary visitors Deportation process Immigration/national security interplay Refugees and asylum Undocumented immigrants Law enforcement and citizenship Incorporating the sweeping changes that have followed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Professor Legomsky makes heavy use of policy questions, fact problems, and simulation exercises. The book focuses on policy questions, fact problems, and simulation exercises. The new edition also contains a revised chapter on immigration and national security and new information on the immigration debate, which discusses issues such as history, moral philosophy, race, culture, language, economics, population and the environment, politics, and the concept of home. The book offers a new simulation exercise in which the student plays the role of an attorney interviewing a prospective asylum claimant. It also provides detailed coverage of topics such as the recent Supreme Court decisions in Rasul v. Bush, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Clark v. Martinez, and Leocal v. Ashcroft; the Bush guest-worker proposal; caps on H-1B temporary workers; changes to the visa waiver program; domestic violence; and the U.S.-Canada safe third country agreement.