One People, One Nation, One Power? Re-Evaluating the Role of the Federal Plenary Power in Immigration

This thesis begins with a historical analysis of the legal precedent which has granted the federal government exceptional power over immigration legislation, and demonstrates how that authority has expanded in the last half-century. It then proposes an alternative scheme which would embrace immigrat...

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Main Author:	Saslaw, Alexandra R.
Format:	Others
Published:	Scholarship @ Claremont 2012
Subjects:	Immigration Federalism Plenary Power Constitutional Law Immigration Law
Online Access:	http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/425 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1432&context=cmc_theses

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spelling	ndltd-CLAREMONT-oai-scholarship.claremont.edu-cmc_theses-14322013-04-19T14:36:29Z One People, One Nation, One Power? Re-Evaluating the Role of the Federal Plenary Power in Immigration Saslaw, Alexandra R. This thesis begins with a historical analysis of the legal precedent which has granted the federal government exceptional power over immigration legislation, and demonstrates how that authority has expanded in the last half-century. It then proposes an alternative scheme which would embrace immigration federalism and allow states a larger, but still closely regulated, role in legislation over aliens. 2012-01-01 text application/pdf http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/425 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1432&context=cmc_theses © 2012 Alexandra R. Saslaw CMC Senior Theses Scholarship @ Claremont Immigration Federalism Plenary Power Constitutional Law Immigration Law
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description	This thesis begins with a historical analysis of the legal precedent which has granted the federal government exceptional power over immigration legislation, and demonstrates how that authority has expanded in the last half-century. It then proposes an alternative scheme which would embrace immigration federalism and allow states a larger, but still closely regulated, role in legislation over aliens.
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One People, One Nation, One Power? Re-Evaluating the Role of the Federal Plenary Power in Immigration

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