Johnson, Kevin R. creator author Aldana, Raquel author. Hing, Bill Ong author. Saucedo, Leticia M. author. Trucios-Haynes, Enid author. text bibliography ncu 2019 2019 Third edition. monographic eng

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xxiii, 735 pages ; 26 cm. "[This book] lays out the basics of U.S. immigration law in an accessible way to newcomers to the field. It offers background about the intellectual, historical, and constitutional foundations of U.S. immigration law. The book also identifies the factors that have historically fueled migration to the United States, including the economic 'pull' of jobs and family in the United States and the 'push' of economic hardship, political instability, and other facts of life in the sending country. Each chapter has been updated to analyze the unprecedented number of immigration enforcement measures--and many simply unprecedented measures--taken by the Trump administration..."-- Understanding and evaluating U.S. immigration law and policy -- The evolution of U.S. immigration law and policy -- The federal immigration power -- Immigration federalism -- Immigration actors : federal agencies and courts -- Judicial review -- Immigrant visas -- Nonimmigrant visas -- Inadmissibility grounds and waivers -- Asylum, withholding of removal, convention against torture and temporary protected status -- Admission procedures -- Removal -- The removal process -- Enforcement against undocumented immigrants -- Crimmigration -- The rights and responsibilities of immigrants -- Citizenship -- The future of American immigration law. specialized Kevin R. Johnson ; Raquel Aldana ; Bill Ong Hing ; Leticia M. Saucedo and Enid Trucios-Haynes. Includes bibliographical references and index. Emigration and immigration law United States Immigration enforcement United States Emigration and immigration Government policy United States Emigration and immigration Government policy KF 4819 .U53 2019 9781531016135 2019016443 PUCPR 251202 20260623153909.0 on1097365179 eng