Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
The current immigration debate often reflects a tension between affirming the individual rights of migrants against the power of a nation to control its borders. An examination of U.S. Supreme Court precedent reveals that, from our earliest immigration history to the present time, our immigration policy has functioned more like contract law than human rights law, with the Court deferring to the power of Congress to define the terms of that contract at the expense of the immigrant's freedom.
Recommended Citation
Victor C. Romero, U.S. Immigration Policy: Contract or Human Rights Law?, 32 Nova L. Rev. 309 (2008).
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Comments
This article was originally published at 32 Nova L. Rev. 309.