The role of the federal judiciary in U.S. immigration policy.

What is it about?

Other books have documented the role of the President and Congress in crafting immigration legislation. This book investigates the role of the federal judiciary in this policy area. It also traces the evolution of the Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals and assesses how the changes over time affect the chances of immigrants winning their cases before the two courts. The book starts off with a simple question: "Why do so few immigrants win their cases before the Supreme Court?"

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Why is it important?

The elected branches of government may write and pass laws, but it is up to the judiciary to enforce the laws. In its enforcement, judges and Justices often have to interpret these sometimes opaque laws, thereby making law in their act of interpretation.