Law Students Showing Interest in ‘Burgeoning Field’ of Immigration Law
Immigration law is increasingly popular at law schools.
The Washington Post reports that immigration law is a “burgeoning field” that is driven by mass immigration and business interest in compliance with hiring regulations. Many law students take a personal interest in the subject because they are themselves immigrants or are the children of immigrants.
The newspaper says immigration courses were once considered secondary and were taught by adjunct professors. Today lecture halls are filled with students taking the classes taught by tenured professors with an immigration law specialty. About 50 law schools also offer immigration clinics where students clamor to represent indigent immigrants.
The newspaper says the boom is part of increased student interest in human rights and international law. Still, many students taking the courses are not likely to become full-time immigration lawyers, the story says.
