Professor Chin Comments on Immigration Law for Sacramento Bee
Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin commented on U.S. immigration law for an article in the Sacramento Bee by columnist Marcos Breton. The column explored attitudes regarding undocumented immigrants, who Professor Chin said ought not to be regarded as criminals since "it is not a crime to be in the United States without authorization."
"It is a crime to cross the border without authorization, but Congress decided to make it a petty offense, on the same level as having a campfire in a national park without a permit," he added. "Reusing a stamp that has been through the mail is a much more serious crime in terms of penalty."
Gabriel "Jack" Chin, who joined the King Hall faculty in 2011, is a prolific and much-cited criminal and immigration law scholar whose work has addressed many of the most pressing social issues of our time.