DGS166 — Immigration Law and the Rights of Non-Citizens
DGS 166 - Immigration Law and the Rights of Non-Citizens DGS 166 - Immigration Law and the Rights of Non-Citizens 5 Credits From a global perspective, this course will survey the contemporary and historical immigration issues with respect to race, gender, religion and human rights. The course will focus on the impact of substantive and procedural laws including Local, regional, global and socioeconomic integration and interdependence as dictated by immigration law; Societal/cultural group contributions to legal theory or systems; Institutional oppression and dominant group privilege as dictated by immigration law and policy; Prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination and its influence and impact on immigration law; The social construction of law; Skills for confronting biased treatment and advocating for justice; and Dynamics of intercultural or inter-societal conflict and conflict resolution. Course Note cross list with Legal 166 Fees Quarters Typically ummer Online Winter Day Designed to Serve Students interested in Immigration and Legal Issues; satisfies Social Science Area 1 distribution and DGS requirement Active Date 2011-06-13 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Shared Learning Environment Yes Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Social Science Area I Course Outline 1. An overview of the legal system 2. A history of immigration and immigration law 3. Temporary statuses 4. Avenues t