Abstract

MELGAR ADALID, Mario. Migration and the US Supreme Court. Cuest. Const. [online]. 2011, n.24, pp.109-139. ISSN 1405-9193.

The United States were formed by the arrival of migrants coming from different regions of the worlds. Notwithstanding, the legal and humanitarian treatment offered to migrants differs according to their originating region. The Chinese have evidently been discriminated. During the Second World War constitutional rights of U.S. citizens of japanese background were violated, a policy that at the moment was validated by the U.S. Supreme Cort. Mexicans have not been luckier in their quest to find better economic opportunities for themselves and their families by migrating from Mexico. In any case, migration from Mexico to the U.S. is phenomenon that is particular given the size and scope it represents.

Keywords : Supreme Court of United States; Constitutional Interpretation; Constitutional Standards; Immigration; Judicial Federalism; Judicial Precedent; Human Rights; Racial Discrimination; Segregation.

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