Law, Policy, Critical Theories of Migration

This panel examines and critiques contemporary developments in American immigration law and policy. Leading scholars who have written extensively on immigration law over the past twenty years will discuss how immigration rules have enhanced race and class inequalities, and how immigration status itself is becoming a major axis for social inequality. We will discuss policies governing admissions, enforcement, and deportation, and we will also present leading federal cases that have shaped immigration law and policy since 1980. Finally, we will discuss current proposals for reform as well as their possible consequences.

Moderator: John Park, Ph.D., Department of Asian American Studies, UCSB
Kevin Johnson, J.D., School of Law, UC Davis
Bill Ong Hing, J.D., School of Law, UC Davis
Karin Wang, J.D.,Vice President of Programs, Asian Pacific American Legal Center

University Hall 1000
Ahmanson Auditorium