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Washington Times – August 4, 2004 American Bar Association: Washington, DC - Sweeping changes in immigration laws have eroded the due process protection afforded to immigrants, an American Bar Association report said. Due process, or fair and complete legal proceedings, is guaranteed by the Constitution. The report was produced jointly by the ABA and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund. The ABA said the report, "American Justice Through Immigrants' Eyes," details how "seven years of changes in the nation's immigration laws have created a two-tiered justice system for American immigrants, and recommends ways to restore immigrants' due process rights." The ABA said the report found, among other things, changes in immigration laws "have eliminated crucial checks and balances in immigration proceedings," "low-level immigration officers are making what can be life-and-death decisions with no standards of due process or judicial oversight" and "expanded grounds for deportation have led to far tougher penalties for those born outside the United States than for those born within." http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040804-053534-2733r.htm |