Dean Johnson, Professors Hing and Chin Cited in Congressional Report

Research by Dean Kevin R. Johnson, Professor Emeritus Bill Ong Hing, and Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin is cited in a Congressional report submitted regarding the S.A.F.E. Act (H.R. 2278), a bill would give state and local authorities the power to create, implement, and enforce immigration laws.

The report from the House Committee on the Judiciary cites "The Immigrant Rights Marches of 2006 and the Prospects for a New Civil Rights Movement" by Dean Johnson and Professor Hing in providing context regarding previous unsuccessful attempts to make similar changes in immigration law. The report also cites "The Unconstitutionality of State Regulation of Immigration through Criminal Law," co-authored by Professor Chin with University of Arizona Professor Marc Miller, in arguing against Chin and Miller's position that "only Congress can create crimes involving the admission, exclusion, and removal of noncitizens."