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Duane Morris to Host D.C. Bar Program "After Arizona: The Future of State vs. Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law"
July 22, 2010 | Washington, D.C.
| Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris is hosting the District of Columbia Bar's program titled "After Arizona: The Future of State vs. Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law" on Thursday, July 22, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in its Washington, D.C. office.
Duane Morris partner Thomas K. Ragland will be moderating the program, which features speakers Viet Dinh, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, and Claudine Karasik, legislative staff attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
About the Program
While comprehensive immigration reform continues to languish at the federal level, Arizona is taking action by enacting a controversial immigration law that is set to take effect on July 29. Immigrants' rights groups, international organizations and various state and federal officials have condemned Arizona's law as inhumane and unconstitutional. At the same time, Arizona, 18 other states and the majority of Americans have condemned the federal government's failure to reform the immigration system as a whole and believe that state and local enforcement is the only option left. Please join the International Law section of the D.C. Bar for a discussion of the future of state versus federal enforcement of immigration law in the United States.
Is the Arizona law constitutional? What happens on July 30? What effect will pending litigation have on the future of state-based efforts to enforce immigration law? What, if anything, are the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security doing about the proliferation of state-based immigration reforms? The discussion is bound to be lively, timely, and informative; we hope to see you there.
For more information or to register, please visit the D.C. Bar website.
