Hiroshi Motomura

University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law

Professor of Law

385 Charles E. Young Dr. East

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Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476

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Making Legal: The Dream Act, Birthright Citizenship, and Broad-Scale Legalization

16 Lewis & Clark Law Review 1127-48 (2012), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 13-01
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2013
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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mmigration law, immigration policy, immigration enforcement, immigration federalism, citizenship, immigration legalization, national borders, justice in immigration, nation–state

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Immigration Outside the Law (Article 2008)

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 108, No. 08, 2008, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 09-01
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 09 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2014
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Immigration, citizenship, immigrant integration, immigration federalism, rule of law, educational access, immigrants' rights, immigration history, undocumented immigration

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What is ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform’?: Taking the Long View

Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 63, pp. 225-241, 2010, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 10-08
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 May 2010
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Immigration, citizenship, rule of law, immigrants' rights, immigration history, undocumented immigration

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The Discretion That Matters: Federal Immigration Enforcement, State and Local Arrests, and the Civil-Criminal Line

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 58, p. 1819, 2011, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 11-26
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Aug 2011
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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SB 1070, immigration law, criminal law, immigration enforcement, immigration federalism, local immigration prosecution, discretionary immigration relief, secure ommunities, 287(g) agreements, immigration crimes, immigration arrest, civil-criminal distinction

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Immigration Law and Federal Court Jurisdiction Through the Lens of Habeas Corpus

Cornell Law Review, Vol. 91, January 2006, UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-26
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Dec 2005
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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federal courts, immigration, habeas corpus

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The President's Dilemma: Executive Authority, Enforcement, and the Rule of Law in Immigration Law

55 Washburn Law Journal 1 (2015), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 15-47
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2016
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigration enforcement, prosecutorial discretion, presidential power, separation of powers, rule of law, immigrants' rights, undocumented immigration

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Who Belongs?: Immigration Outside the Law and the Idea of Americans in Waiting

2 UC Irvine Law Review 359-79 (2012), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 12-09
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 17 May 2012
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigration policy, immigration enforcement, immigration federalism, citizenship, immigration legalization, national borders, justice in immigration, nation–state

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The New Migration Law: Migrants, Refugees, and Citizens in an Anxious Age

105 Cornell Law Review 457 (2020), UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 20-06
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 31 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2020
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigrants' rights, civil rights, refugee law, asylum, human rights, citizenship, temporary workers, international economic development, economic inequality

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The Rights of Others: Legal Claims and Immigration Outside the Law

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 59, pp. 1723-1786, 2010, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 10-07
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 30 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2010
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Immigration, citizenship, immigrant integration, immigration federalism, rule of law, educational access, immigrants' rights, immigration history, undocumented immigration

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We Asked for Workers, But Families Came: Time, Law, and the Family in Immigration and Citizenship

Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, Vol. 17, Fall 2006, UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 960409
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Feb 2007
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Designing Temporary Worker Programs

80 University of Chicago Law Review 263-88 (2013), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 13-04
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2013
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigration policy, immigration enforcement, temporary workers, citizenship, immigration legalization, national borders, justice in immigration, nation-state, international economic development

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Choosing Immigrants, Making Citizens

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 59, February 2007, UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 960408
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Feb 2007
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Arguing About Sanctuary

52 UC Davis Law Review 435 (2018), UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-40
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2018
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigration enforcement, sanctuary, prosecutorial discretion, Tenth Amendment, Spending Clause, Fourth Amendment, separation of powers, rule of law, immigrants' rights, undocumented immigration

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Federalism, International Human Rights, and Immigration Exceptionalism

University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 70, P. 1361
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2013
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Judicial Review in Immigration Cases after Aadc: Lessons from Civil Procedure

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 385-452, 2000
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 27 Nov 2000 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2013
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Immigration, judicial review, administrative law, civil procedure

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Making Immigration Law

134 Harvard Law Review 2794 (2021), UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 21-24
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Jun 2021
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigrants' rights, civil rights, refugee law, asylum, human rights, citizenship, international economic development

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Children and Parents, Innocence and Guilt

128 Harvard Law Review Forum 137 (March 2015), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 15-14
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 02 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2015
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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immigration law, immigration policy, immigration enforcement, citizenship, immigration legalization, national borders, justice in immigration, nation–state

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Immigration Outside the Law (Book 2014)

Oxford University Press (2014), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 14-07
Posted: 08 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2014
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law

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immigration law, immigration policy, immigration enforcement, temporary workers, citizenship, federalism, immigration legalization, national borders, justice in immigration, nation–state, international economic development

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Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States

Oxford University Press, 2006 , University of North Carolina Legal Studies Research Paper No. 927229
Posted: 29 Aug 2006
Hiroshi Motomura
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law

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