Michael Maggio Immigrants’ Rights Fellowship

Applications are now being accepted for the Michael Maggio Immigrants’ Rights Fellowship, a summer Fellowship that awards

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Each award is for up to $25,000

Alien Resurrection: Justices Open the Door…

In one respect, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion so narrow it squeaked when it upheld an Arizona state law that can harshly punish employers who hire illegal immigrants. Indeed, Arizona business leaders say they expect little change in their state as a result of the May 26 decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting.

But in another respect, the decision hinged on a single concept—the idea of license, which opened a gateway for other state and local governments to plunge into immigration regulation. The federal government nearly exclusively ruled immigration affairs for more than a century.

Read the rest here: Alien Resurrection: Justices Open the Door for States to Control Immigration Status – Magazine – ABA Journal.