Author Archives: Mike Baker

Restructuring Immigration Adjudication by Stephen Legomsky, Washington University School of Law

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Mike Baker

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 59, pp. 1635-1721, 2010 Washington U. School of Law Working Paper No. 10-04-02    Stephen H. Legomsky Washington University School of Law Abstract:      For decades, the immigration adjudication system has been under relentless attack from … Continue reading →

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DHS | Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Mike Baker

A compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis (e.g., … Continue reading →

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DHS: Secretary Napolitano Announces New Measures to Strengthen Aviation Security

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Mike Baker

 This month, foreign nationals traveling to the United States will begin to see changes in airport security screening procedures, as the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration implements new screening policies that will focus less on a traveler’s country of citizenship and … Continue reading →

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State and County Demographic Data, updated profiles of the Latino population in the 50 U.S. states

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Mike Baker

State and County Demographic Data on Hispanics – Pew Hispanic Center Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2008 Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2008  Summary: Statistical Profiles of the Hispanic and Foreign-Born Populations in the U.S. Demographic … Continue reading →

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Criminal Defense Counsel has a Sixth Amendment obligation to inform a defendant about immigration consequences or to advise when consequences are clear

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Mike Baker

The first step has been taken to equate deportation with “punishment”. If “deportation is an integral part—indeed, sometimes the most important part — of the penalty that may be imposed on noncitizen defendants who plead guilty to specified crimes” then, … Continue reading →

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