Study

This two credit course will examine the role race has played since the birth of the United States in driving immigration policy both in terms of who is permitted to enter the United States and who is targeted for detention and removal. Topics will include the Chinese Exclusion Act, the national origin quota system, Japanese internment, the Bracero program, post-9/11 registration, expansion of immigration enforcement through the criminal justice system, border policy, and the narratives constructed around Latinx, Black, Asian, and White immigration. We will also analyze the roles Congress, the executive branch, the courts, and the public have played in creating and responding to these policies. Students will be required to engage with written and other documentary material through drafting regular blog posts, commenting on other students’ posts, and a final substantive research paper.

Students must take this course, or U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law (LAW 351), prior to or during enrollment in the Immigrant Rights Clinic

Fall 2023

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
768.01	Course Credits 2	Reflective Writing Research and/or analytical paper(s), 15 pages Class participation	Shane Ellison
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW-768-01-F23
Email list: LAW-768-01-F23@sakai.duke.edu