New Immigration Articles

Here are some new immigration and immigration-related articles that readers might find of interest:

“Women and Immigration Law” Women and The Law in Australia, Patricia Easteal ed., Wiley Press, Forthcoming Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/77 MARY ELIZABETH CROCK, University of Sydney – Faculty of Law ABSTRACT:  This paper explores the impact of Australia’s migration laws on women migrants. It begins with some brief comments about record keeping and awareness of gender issues within different political administrations. It attempts a balanced account of the impact of immigration law and policy on women. It recounts positive gains that have been made for women migrants in terms of access to residency; social entitlements and particular measures taken to protect vulnerable populations of women migrants. It considers aspects of law and policy that have had obviously negative impacts – most notably the regime for granting temporary protection to certain asylum seekers; immigration detention; and “offshore” refugee processing. It then examines the gender impacts of law and policy that are less obvious, using skilled migration as a case study. These laws are interrogated for their propensity to impact differentially on women in ways that entrench gender roles.

Pruitt, Lisa R. Latina/os, locality, and law in the rural South. 12 Harv. Latino L. Rev. 135-169 (2009).

Saucedo, Leticia M. National origin, immigrants, and the workplace: the employment cases in Latinos and the Law and the advocates’ perspective. 12 Harv. Latino L. Rev. 53-71 (2009).

KJ