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Monetary Technologies for the Unbanked
James McAndrews warns that clever ways of catching criminals may leave the poor behind.
Issues
Immigration and the Constitution
Does the Constitution grant the federal government a power over immigration? If so, how, and what are its limits?
Essays
Does the Constitution Give the Federal Government Power Over Immigration?
Ilya Somin says the U.S. Constitution contains no federal power to restrict immigration.
Essays
Are Immigrants “Commerce”?
Jack Chin looks at different constitutional paths to a federal power over immigration.
Essays
Congress Has Both Textual and Inherent Authority to Regulate Immigration, and a Good Thing That It Does
John Eastman explains the case for federal authority over immigration.
Essays
Response to Gabriel Chin on Commerce and Migration
Ilya Somin replies to Gabriel Chin on whether the commerce clause grants a federal power over immigration.