An Examination of the Constitutionality of Current US Immigration Policy
Rebecca Eichler discusses the constitutionality of current U.S. immigration policy. By looking at it from a global historical perspective, we will see what it may mean for the future.
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Martin Niemöller
1946
Rebecca N. Eichler has over 20 years of experience practicing immigration law in the Washington DC area and providing disaster legal aid around the world, working with clients seeking protection under U.S. & international law. Following a year-long road trip from Virginia to Panama and back, she and her family moved to San Miguel de Allende, in 2018 where she works as a human rights advocate and is on the board of the Latin American Relief Fund, raising money for ABBA House migrant shelter in Celaya. She runs Spanish for Lawyers programs to help people be better advocates. Her human rights work is the subject of the internationally-acclaimed feature-length documentary film, Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis.