San Diego Law Review
Article Title
A Child Is a Child - Or Is It? Legitimation under Foreign Law and Its Immigration Consequences
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Article analyzes the criteria established by the courts and the Immigration and Naturalization Service for determination of preference classification as a legitimated child where the legitimation occurs outside the United States. The author provides a comprehensive index of Board of Immigration Appeals decisions relating to legitimation under the laws of other counties, and concludes that a statutory amendment and the promulgation of additional regulations would resolve present inconsistencies and better effectuate the original purpose of existing immigration legislation.
Recommended Citation
Sana Loue,
A Child Is a Child - Or Is It? Legitimation under Foreign Law and Its Immigration Consequences,
21
San Diego L. Rev.
87
(1983).
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https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol21/iss1/5