U.S. Immigration Law and Policy Law Capstone Seminar

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The course reviews and analyzes contemporary U.S. Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship law and the policy and politics behind it. Students will gain an understanding of the law and will study proposed changes to it. Through lectures, readings and guest presentations, we will study the history of our immigration laws, how immigration laws are made, including both the legislative process and how that process is influenced by current events, politics, and immigrant communities and the organizations that represent them. Finally, we will study the impact of immigration on U.S. culture and economy.