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Romero endorses an equality-based reading of the Constitution and advocates a new theoretical and practical approach that protects the individual rights of non-citizens without sacrificing their personhood.

Title Alienated : immigrant rights, the constitution, and equality in America / Victor C. Romero.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher New York : New York University Press
Creation Date 2005
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-256) and index.
English
Content Equality for all as a constitutional mandate (noncitizens included!) -- Immigrants and the war on terrorism after 9/11 -- Automatic citizens, automatic deportees : parents, children, and crimes -- Building the floor : preserving the Fourth Amendment rights of undocumented migrants -- Hitting the ceiling : the right to a college education -- A peek into the future? : same-gender partners and immigration law -- The equal noncitizen : alternatives in theory and practice.
Series Critical America
Extent 1 online resource (277 pages)
Language English
National Library system number 997010712499705171
MARC RECORDS
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