From Origin to Opportunity provides a comprehensive study of immigration law in the USA, exploring its historical context, the motivations underlying its policies, and the consequences of those policies. It is an invaluable resource for law students, new lawyers, and anyone involved in immigration.

Tyrant is a collection of stories exploring arcane realms and dystopian landscapes."Harness,” follows three High Riggers hired for an obscure salvage mission on an alien planet.In "Tank," a reporter interviews witnesses to a drug den at the epicenter of a monstrous urban legend.“Brother Wolf” tracks a semi-retired couple entangled in the cryptic trauma of a destitute stranger.“The Twins," reveals a dynasty of unimaginable wealth with paranormal underpinnings...

At a time when the hottest issue in US immigration law is the proposed action by President Obama to protect from deportation as many as five million illegals in the United States, the John Lennon case takes on special relevance, notwithstanding the passage of forty years since he was placed in deportation proceedings. This is John and Yoko’s incredible story, as told by the lawyer who fought in the front lines.In 1972 President Richard M. Nixon learned that John Lennon was visiting...

This book is open access under a CC BY license.This book is the first to develop explicit methods for evaluating evidence of mechanisms in the field of medicine. It explains why it can be important to make this evidence explicit, and describes how to take such evidence into account in the evidence appraisal process. In addition, it develops procedures for seeking evidence of mechanisms, for evaluating evidence of mechanisms, and for combining this evaluation with evidence of associ...