Annie Banerjee Immigration Law Blog

Is immigration Law inherently Xenophobic? Xenophobia is defined by wikipedia as "a fear and contempt of foreigners."  At its root then, immigration laws, no matter for which country it is, is necessitated by inherent xenophobia.  The horrible discrimination and inequity of the history of US immigration laws clearly reveals this.  A body of law that rises from prejudice and hatred towards fellow citizens of the world thus cannot in its very nature be fair. 
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