The Racist Origins of US Deportation Laws

United States deportations laws as we know them first developed after World War I when the nation passed a series of laws, first excluding immigrants from Asia and later from specific nations in southern and eastern Europe. To learn more, we asked immigration law expert, Professor Adam Cox of NYU Law School, to explain. For the full interview with Professors Cristina Rodriguez of Yale Law School and Adam Cox of NYU Law School and host, Joel Cohen, visit https://www.talksonlaw.com/talks/shadow-immigration-and-the-power-of-the-presidency ► http://www.talksonlaw.com for more legal explainers and interviews with the titans of law. ► Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/talksonlaw ► Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/talksonlaw ► Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/talksonlaw ____________________ TRANSCRIPT