Once again, we are likely to see our president and elected officials torn between nationalism and cosmopolitanism amid legislative stalemate about immigration policy. Courts are likely to be rapidly drawn into new and old battles about the treatment of noncitizens, ranging from questions of federalism to arrest and detention policy to access to the asylum system. Courts will have to wrestle with specific constitutional, statutory and administrative law questions, which may connect to broader unresolved questions. Do restrictionist approaches necessitate discrimination and cruelty? Do more open and welcoming approaches inherently lead to chaos and erosion of order? Which rights does the Constitution protect for all people, and which rights are guaranteed only for citizens? To what extent is preserving a particular racial or ethnic profile a legitimate government purpose?
Business meeting at program conclusion.