The Criminalization of Immigration Law

Complete all assigned reading before attempting the assignment. Your answers must be based on the reading plus add some of your own insightful comments as well. Answer the following question(s) in one paragraph. Read pages 442-446. https://intervisualtechnology.us/uploads/PDFs/Crim…

Guy, who was born in Haiti, has lived in Miami, Florida, for fifteen years and is a permanent resident, meaning that he has a green card. One night Guy gets in a fight with a neighbor and is eventually convicted of simple assault. Even if a judge sentences him to probation rather than jail time, how might this conviction affect Guy’s ability to continue living in the United States legally?

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The case involves a person that had been born in Haiti and had relocated to the US and had been resident there for fifteen years. During this period he has been a permanent resident of Miami, Florida. It, therefore, meant that he had a green card. In one of the nights, the guy got into a fight with the neighbor and was convicted of assault.

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