Donald Trump’s immigration program is realistic and sensible, and it makes him a serious presidential candidate. Trump’s political appeal is to that segment of the American electorate that believes it is being lied to by the political establishment. The establishment and its candidates are telling us that if some immigration is good, then more immigration is always better, even though large numbers of American workers are feeling trapped by stagnant wages and job insecurity, if they have a job at all. “Trump’s attention-getting hyperbole characterizing illegal Mexican immigrants as murderers and rapists taps into the concerns of many Americans about accelerating immigration.” Economists puzzle over why wages are stagnant even as the economy expands, corporate profits increase, and the stock market regularly hits new highs. Many Americans are concluding that corporate profits and the stock market are high because wages are stagnant, the result of a labor surplus that produces job insecurity. Further, in the compelling new book Rise of the Robots by Silicon Valley futurist Martin Ford, the author warns us that the accelerating …

Among other goals, I want my students to learn to learn from practice; to learn to understand their clients’ goals and to learn to see and consider the value of their clients’ and their collaborators’ view of the law and facts.

The visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia is a cause for celebration. The pontiff has won the hearts of people around the world, and his time here will be a blessing for many reasons. This is also an opportunity to avoid the constitutional violations committed when Pope John Paul II visited in 1979.

As a law student and a lawyer, you need to get serious about taking care of yourself. Marathons are not won on two hours of sleep and a Big Mac. Now is the time to develop good habits in four important areas: eating, sleeping, exercising, and relaxing.

What should you do this summer? My short answer to this question is “Relax!” You have a big year ahead of you, and once you get here, Temple Law has lots of programs and resources that will set you up for a successful first year.

Some prospective students think they can “get a head start” on law school, but for most folks, it’s even more important to arrive fresh and ready to work.

I think it’s useful to think of the first semester of law school as a trip to a new place where you know only a little bit of the language and a few people (if any). It will be exciting and take up most of your time and energy.

A new report by the Sheller Center for Social Justice unmasks a shocking, but exceedingly common problem facing low-wage workers in Pennsylvania. Wage theft, the illegal non-payment or under payment of wages, is a pervasive problem hurting hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers across the state each week. See the main findings of the report in the infographic below, and read the full report here.

Pennsylvania residents used to be able to apply, take a driver’s exam, and receive a driver’s license regardless of their immigration status. But in 2003, a law went into effect barring undocumented residents from obtaining driver’s licenses, interfering with their ability to provide for themselves and their families. Undocumented residents are not the only ones who are affected. This law is bad for all Pennsylvanians because it undermines public safety and holds back economic growth. This report illustrates how the current law is failing. It also explains why providing driver’s licenses to all will benefit the Commonwealth and all of its residents. Get the key findings in the infographic below, and read the full report here.  

To be clear, domestic law certainly may constrain (or facilitate) a State’s cyber operations, as all the anxiety associated with the expiration of the PATRIOT Act and this week’s passage of the USA FREEDOM Act suggest. For those of us who care about international law, however, it seems increasingly marginalized in the current environment.