Rights and Reintegrating Deported Migrants for National Development: The Jamaican Model

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Rights and Reintegrating Deported Migrants for National Development: The Jamaican Model (Bernard Headley & Dragan Milovanovic, Social Justice, 43.1, 2016). Each year, the US, the UK, and Canada together deport hundreds of thousands of people. Under President Barack Obama, US deportations were on track to hit a record two million by the end of 2014-nearly the same number of persons deported between 1892 and 1997 (New York Times 2013). In 2013, 50,741 persons were deported from the UK, or they Read More

American Diaspora: The Deportation of Lawful Permanent Residents from the United States and the Destruction of their Families

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American Diaspora: The Deportation of Lawful Permanent Residents from the United States and the Destruction of their Families (Bryan Lonegan, 32 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 55 (2007)) This article discusses deportation of lawful permanent residents and the effects these deportations have on families. The focus of this article is on lawful permanent residents faced with deportation because of criminal convictions, and the effect of deportation on their families. It emphasizes the utter lack of rationality, compassion, and flexibility in Read More