Coping With the Crackdown
Tags: EMIGRATION & immigration law; IMMIGRANTS; COUNTERTERRORISM; NATIONAL security
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- Security with Transparency: Judicial Review in "Special Interest" Immigration Proceedings. Hussain, Rashad // Yale Law Journal;Apr2004, Vol. 113 Issue 6, p1333
Much of the debate regarding post-September 11 counterterrorism initiatives has centered on the potentially damaging effects of these policies on constitutionally protected rights. The article conducts a judicial review in "special interest" immigration to counter terrorism in the U.S.,...
- Immigration and Terrorism. McChesney, Robert // America;10/29/2001, Vol. 185 Issue 13, p8
Deals with the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, on September 30, 1996, to combat terrorism in the United States. Origins of the Illegal Immigration Reform Act; Assessment of the 1996 legislation; Areas the federal government must address to ensure...
- One family's fight to overturn immigration law. Axtman, Kris // Christian Science Monitor;5/2/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 112, p3
Focuses on the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act and its effect on families in danger of being deported.
- Illegalizing Illegals. Buckley Jr., William F. // National Review;12/31/2004, Vol. 56 Issue 25, p51
Suggests that the immigration problem in the United States is the primary unmet challenge of modern times. Reference to the fact that the threat to national security currently is from foreign terrorists; Impact of the need for cheap labor and the passion to avoid any appearance of ethnic or...
- IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION PURSUANT TO THREATS TO US NATIONAL SECURITY. Patel, Ruchir // Denver Journal of International Law & Policy;Winter2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p83
Examines the immigration legislation of the U.S. in the face of threats to national security. Historical background of immigration laws passed by Congress; Adequacy of the Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act in resolving the threat to national...
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: GAO-08-466. // GAO Reports;4/14/2008, p1
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is subject to most U.S. laws but, under the terms of its 1976 covenant with the United States, administers its own immigration system. It has applied this flexibility to admit substantial numbers of foreign workers, in addition to...
- Senate Bill Makes It Easier for al Qaeda. Jeffrey, Terence P. // Human Events;7/3/2006, Vol. 62 Issue 23, p5
The article reports on the criticisms made by Ed Royce, the California Republican who chairs the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, to the Senate immigration bill created as a response to the possible illegal entry of the terrorist group, al Qaeda in the U.S. through Mexico. Royce cited...
- "Our Enemy Is Not Terrorism". // U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;Jul2004, Vol. 130 Issue 7, p24
Jose Melendez-Perez a customs officer, was at the time of September 11, 2001 attack an immigration inspector. This is a common mistake, most people inside or outside the U.S. government never have known the different jobs they do. This is why the U.S. Immigration, Customs and Department of...
- Immigration reform needs some common sense. // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley;1/6/2006, Issue 323501, p22
The article reflects on the U.S. House of Representatives' approval of the Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. The bill focuses on border security and fails to address the key components of employment, the legal status of illegal immigrants and the...
