Faculty Experts on Immigration Policy
Government officials, activists, and public policy groups across the country are closely watching Arizona, where a new state law imposes tough sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers. The law, which took effect January 1, 2008, is seen as a test for the nation.
IMMIGRATION POLICY AND CIVIL RIGHTS—Kevin R. Johnson, the Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law at UC Davis, can talk about the potential impacts of Arizona's law on the civil rights of citizens and immigrants alike. Johnson, a nationally and internationally recognized expert on immigration and civil rights, is also a professor of Chicana/o studies. His books include Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws and The "Huddled Masses" Myth: Immigration and Civil Rights. He is co-editor of the ImmigrationProf blog and a member of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's Immigration Policy Group. Contact: Kevin R. Johnson, School of Law, (530) 752-0243, [email protected].
IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT ON BUSINESS AND RACE RELATIONS—Bill Ong Hing, professor of law, studies the impact of immigration laws and enforcement on businesses and immigrant communities. He has conducted extensive research on immigration law, policy, procedure, and criminal justice. He also studies the changing demographics of Asian American communities, and the impact of these demographic shifts on race relations. Hing's latest book is titled Deporting Our Souls—Values, Morality and Immigration Policy. His other books include Defining America Through Immigration Policy, Making and Remaking Asian America Through Immigration Policy, and To Be an American—Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation. Contact: Bill Ong Hing, School of Law, (530) 754-9377, [email protected].