Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws
Publication Date
9-24-2009
Keywords
immigration
Abstract
The Alex Drapos Memorial Lecture Series is a program of free, public lectures concerning law and American society, established by the Fallon Clinic Foundation, in memory of Alexander Drapos, former Clark University alumnus and Trustee, and Fallon Clinic Foundation Trustee.
This lecture is also part of the ongoing President's Lecture Series.
Johnson is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California--Davis School of Law. He is the author of several books, including "Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Border and Immigration Laws" (NYU Press 2007) and "Complex Litigation: Cases and Materials on Litigating for Social Change" (Carolina Academic Press 2009).
President Barack Obama's pledge to make immigration reform a priority has fueled debate throughout the country. Johnson, a noted international expert on immigration, race and civil rights law, offers a fresh vision of how U.S. borders might be reconfigured � a vision grounded in moral, economic, and policy arguments for open borders.
Recommended Citation
University, Clark, "Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws" (2009). Clark University Video Archive. 159.
https://commons.clarku.edu/videoarchive/159
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