Bill Ong Hing

Books

• Ethical Borders: NAFTA, Globalization, and Mexican Migration (Chicago: Temple University Press, 2010). Read More
• Deporting Our Souls: Values, Morality, and Immigration Policy (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006).
• Defining America Through Immigration Policy (Chicago: Temple University Press, 2004).
• A Quick Reference to IRCA (New York: Aspen Law Publications, 2000, 2001, 2002).
• Immigration and the Law: A Dictionary (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1999).
• To Be An American: Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation (New York: New York University Press, 1997). (Named an Outstanding Academic Book by librarians' journal Choice.)
• Reframing the Immigration Debate (LEAP, 1996). (The book was co-edited with Ronald Lee and nominated for a human rights award by Gustavus Myers Center for Human Rights.)
• Handling Immigration Cases (Hoboken: Wiley Law Publications, Second Edition 1995).
• Making and Remaking Asian America Through Immigration Policy (Palo Alto: Stanford Press, 1993).

Law Review and Journal Articles

• "Immigration Reform: A Time for DREAMers," USF Magazine 14 (Winter 2012).
• "Superman Had Nothing on Keith Aoki," UCLA Asian Pacific American Law Journal (forthcoming). SSRN
• "Immigration Sanctuary Policies: Constitutional and Representative of Good Policing and Good Public Policy," 2 University of California Irvine Law Review 247 (2012). SSRN
• "Reason Over Hysteria: Keynote Essay," 12 Loyola Journal of Public Interest 275 (2011). SSRN
• "Asian Americans and Immigration Reform," 17 Asian American Law Journal 83 (2010-2011).
• "Systemic Failure: Mental Illness, Detention, and Deportation," 16 UC Davis Journal of International Law and Policy 341 (2010). SSRN
• "Teaching Immigration Law and Immigrant Rights From Your Own Caseload," 54 St. Louis University Law Journal 877 (2010).
• "The Rise and Fall of Employer Sanctions," 38 Fordham Urban Law Journal 77 (2010). (Co-authored with David Bacon.)
• "The Great Opportunity in Law," 15 Asian Pacific American Law Journal 30 (2009-2010). (Publication of keynote speech delivered by Hing at the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California's 29th Annual Installation and Scholarship Awards Dinner in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 16, 2009.)
• "Institutional Racism, ICE Raids, and Immigration Reform," 44 University of San Francisco Law Review 307 (2009).
• "NAFTA, Globalization, and Mexican Migrants," 5 Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy 87 (2009).
• "Legal Services Support Centers and Rebellious Advocacy: A Case Study of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center," 28 Journal of Law and Policy 266 (2008).
• "A Case for Amnesty," 3 Stanford Journal of Law and Policy 233 (2007).
• "Coolies, James Yen, and Rebellious Advocacy," 14 Asian American Law Journal  1 (2007).
• "Immigration Policy: Thinking Outside the (Big) Box," 39 Connecticut Law Review 1401 (2007).
• "Providing a Second Chance," 39 Connecticut Law Review 1893 (2007).
• "The Immigrant Marches of 2006 and the Prospects for a New Civil Rights Movement," 42 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review  99 (2007). (With Kevin R. Johnson)
• "Misusing Immigration Policies in the Name of Homeland Security," 6 Centennial Review 194 (2006).
• "Deporting Cambodian Refugees: Justice Denied?" 51 Crime & Delinquency 265 (2005).
• "Deporting Our Souls and Defending Our Immigrants," 31(3) Amerasia Journal (2005). (Guest editor and lead article author.)
• "Detention to Deportation? Rethinking the Removal of Cambodian Refugees," 38 UC Davis Law Review 891 (2005).
• "National Identity in a Multicultural Nation: The Challenge of Immigration Law and Immigrants," 103 Michigan Law Review 1347 (2005). (With Kevin R. Johnson and 2005 Survey of Books Related to the Law)
• "Rebellious Lawyering, Settlement, and Reconciliation: Soko Bukai v. YWCA," 5 Nevada Law Review 172 (2004).
• "Refugee Policy and Cultural Identity: In the Voice of Hmong and Iu Mien Young Adults," 1 Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal 111 (2003).
• "Answering the Challenges of the New Immigrant-Driven Diversity: Considering Integration Strategies," 40 Brandeis Law Journal 861 (2002).
• "Nonelectoral Activism in Asian Pacific American Communities and the Implications for Community Lawyering," 8 UCLA Asian Pacific American Law Journal 246 (2002).
• "Vigilante Racism: The De-Americanization of Immigrant America," 7 Michigan Journal of Race and Law 441 (2002).
• "Asians Without Blacks and Latinos in San Francisco: Missed Lessons of the Common Good," 27 Amerasia Journal  19 (2001).
• "The Dark Side of Operation Gatekeeper," 7 UC Davis Journal of Internationall Law & Policy 121 (2001).
• "Emma Lazarus Fund: A Case Study in Philanthropic Rejuvenation of the Immigrant Rights Community," 15 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 47 (2000).
• "No Place for Angels: A Reaction to Johnson," Illinois Law Review 559 (2000).
• "The Immigrant As Criminal," 9 Hastings Women's Law Journal 79 (1998).
• "Don't Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: Conflicted Immigrant Stories and Welfare Reform," 33 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 159 (1998).
• "Border Patrol Abuse: Evaluating Complaint Procedures Available to Victims," 9 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 757 (1995).
• "In the Interest of Racial Harmony: Revisiting the Lawyer's Duty to Work for the Common Good," 47 Stanford Law Review 901 (1995).
• "Immigration Policies: Messages of Exclusion to African Americans," 37 Howard Law Journal 237 (1994).
• "Beyond the Rhetoric of Assimilation and Cultural Pluralism: The Tension of an Immigration-Driven Multicultural Society," 81 California Law Review 863 (1993).
• "Raising Personal Identification Issues of Class, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Physical Disability, and Age in Lawyering Courses," 45 Stanford Law Review 1401 (1993).
• "The Immigration and Naturalization Service, Community-Based Organizations, and the Legalization Experience: Lessons for the Self? Help Immigration Phenomenon," 6 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 413 (1992).
• "Miranda: Not the Death Knell for Estoppel," 12(4)  NLG Immigration Newsletter 1 (1983).
• "Racial Disparity: The Unaddressed Issues of the Simpson-Mazzoli Bill," 1 La Raza Law Journal 21 (1983).
• "Estoppel in Immigration Proceedings? New Life from Akbarin and Miranda," 20 San Diego Law Review 11 (1982).
• 11 Golden Gate Law Review 285 (1981).
• "When INS Breaks the Rules Courts Will Listen," 4 AILA Immigration Journal 3 (1981).
• "The Ninth Circuit: No Place for Drug Offenders," 10 Golden Gate Law Review 1 (1980). (Cited in Tapia-Acuna v. INS, 640 F.2d 223, 225 (9th Cir. 1981)

Book Contributions

• "An Overview of Federal Immigration Policies and Their Effects on Asian and Pacific Americans," in Civil Rights Issues of Asian and Pacific Americans: Myths and Realities, a Consultation Sponsored by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights , 292 (1979).
• "Defending the Unpopular Immigrant," in Untold Civil Rights Stories edited by Stewart Kwoh and Russell Leong (2009).
• "Contemplating Solutions to Migration Challenges," in The Right to Stay Home  (Global Exchange, 2008).
• "Operation Gatekeeper: The War against the Alambristas of the 1990s," in Alambrista and the U.S.-Mexico Border edited by Nicholas Cull & David Carrasco (2004).
• "Asian Americans," in Civil Rights in America edited by Jay Segal (Gale Publications: 1998).
• "Reframing the Immigration Debate: An Overview," in Reframing the Immigration Debate  (LEAP, 1996).

Opinion Pieces and Blog Posts

• "What Is Comprehensive Immigration Reform?" The Huffington Post (November 2012).
• "Wade Michael Page: A Reflection of De-Americanization," The Huffington Post (August 2012).
• "Obama's Hypocrisy on Arizona's SB 1070," The Huffington Post (June 2012).
• "Honor Trayvon Martin's Death: Declare War on Racism ," The Huffington Post (April 2012).
• "Like It or Not, Arizona's SB 1070 Is About Racial Profiling," The Huffington Post (April 2012).
• "Resisting Alabama Through Community Policing for Better Public Safety," The Huffington Post (March 2012).
• "Lessons to Remember From Japanese Internment," The Huffington Post (February 2012).
• "Prop. 8 Case and the Message for Immigration Reform," The Huffington Post (February 2012).
• "'Ching Chong, Chinaman': The De-Americanization of Asian Americans," The Huffington Post (January 2012).
• "Free Trade Agreements Mean Job Losses in the Other Country as Well," The Huffington Post (October 2011).
• "Give Criminal Aliens a Second Chance," The Huffington Post (October 2011).
• "Vigilante Racism and the De-Americanization of Muslim Americans," The Huffington Post (September 2011).
• "One Hand Clapping for Latest Obama Deportation Reforms," The Huffington Post (August 2011).
• "Control the Border: Invest in Mexico," The Huffington Post (July 2011).
• "Did Arizona Really Win at the Supreme Court?" The Huffington Post (June 2011).
• "Remarkable or Not, All Dreamers Deserve a Chance," The Huffington Post (June 2011).
• "Bin Laden Was a Pretext for Anti-Immigrant Policies," The Huffington Post (May 2011).
• "Disrespecting Undocumented Immigrants," The Huffington Post (May 2011). Read More
• "Kill the Death Penalty," The Huffington Post (May 2011).
• "Don't Deport Immigrants With Mental Disabilities," The Huffington Post (April 2011).
• "Infusing the Deportation System With Restorative Justice," The Huffington Post (April 2011).
• "Undocument Immigrants: Give Them a Parade, Not SB 1070," The Huffington Post (April 2011).
• "Will Another Dream Fade? Obama Should Endorse Same-Sex Marriages for Immigration Purposes," The Huffington Post (March 2011).
• "Mexico's Economy is the Problem that Anti-Immigration Laws Won't Solve," The Huffington Post (February 2011).
• "Solve Undocumented Immigration—Bail Out Mexico," North Philly Notes (Temple University Press blog) (April 2010).
• "No Place for Angel, A Woman`s Experience on the Island," Asian Week (1979).

Other Publications

Briefs

Court Citation of Research

Presentations

• Presenter, "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: The Need and Likelihood of Reform," San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, San Francisco, Calif. (March 2013).
• Presenter, "The History of Criminal Immigration Issues and the Need for Reform," Four Freedoms Fund and the Ford Foundation, New York, N.Y. (March 2013).
• Panelist, "Righting Wrongs in the Context of Superdiversity: The Possibilities and Limitations of Law," UCLA Institute of New Cultures Inaugural Conference, "Superdiversity California Style: New Understandings of Race, Civil Rights, Governance and Cultural Production," Los Angeles, Calif. (March 2013). (Co-presented with Jerry Kang, Elise C. Boddie, and Addie C. Rolnick.)
• Panelist, "Current Immigration and Freedom of Movement Policy in NAFTA and the EU," Fordham International Law Journal, "Free Movement in North America: Is the EU a Model for NAFTA?" New York, N.Y. (February 2013).
• Presenter, "Current Immigration Reform and Its Historical Context," Fulbright Visiting Scholars Conference, Asilomar, Calif. (November 2012).
• Presenter, "Why Immigration Reform Should Be Supported for Economic Reasons," Bipartisan Policy Center, "Fourth Annual Political Summit: Beyond the Ballot," New Orleans, La. (November 2012).
• Presenter, "Immigration Rights and Reforms," UC Los Angeles Rebellious Lawyering Conference, Los Angeles, Calif. (October 2012).
• Presenter, "Asian Americans and the U.S. Presidential Election," Asia Society Panel, San Francisco, Calif. (October 2012). (Co-presented with Kwok, Kohara, Ramakrishnan, and Wong.)
• Presenter, "Legal Education Reform—Are Law School Graduates Being Trained Properly," UC Los Angeles 16th Annual National Latino/a Law Student Association Conference, "Movimiento," Los Angeles, Calif. (October 2012). (Co-presented with Lopez, Goldman, and Marshall.)
• Presenter, "What the Presidential Election Means for Immigrant Communities," Services Immigrant Rights and Education Network Panel, San Jose, Calif. (October 2012). (Co-presented with Castellanos and Rodriguez-Deams.)
• Co-Organizer, presentation by Dr. Clarence B. Jones, "Pivotal Legal and Leadership Policy Decisions Faced by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," University of San Francisco School of Law (September 2012). (Co-sponsored by the Center for Law and Ethics.)
• Presenter, "Public Safety and Cooperation with ICE Officials," oint meeting of the Sonoma Human Rights Commission, Sonoma County Counsel, and Napa County Counsel, Rohnert Park, Calif. (July 2012). (Hing spoke on the topic of federal immigration enforcement and the role of local governments.)
• Presenter, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony, Oakland, Calif. (July 2012). (Keynote Speech)
• Panelist, "Criminal Deportation: The Harmful Impacts and Strategies for Reform," UCLA Asian Pacific American Law Journal Symposium, "Claiming Our Rights: Southeast Asian American Communities Making Change Through the Law," Los Angeles, Calif. (April 2012). (Co-presented with Shiu-Ming Cheer, Jacquelyn Dan, Mia-Lia Kiernan and David Ros.)
• Presenter, "Immigration Reform, the DREAM Act, and Immigrant Technology Contributions," Bipartisan Policy Center Immigration Reform Roundtable, "How Does the Country Achieve the Dual Goals of Economic Prosperity and Fair Treatment for the Undocumented?" Palo Alto, Calif. (April 2012).
• Panelist, "Silicon Valley and Immigration Visa Needs for Technology," Silicon Valley Asia Society Conference, "The Cross-Border Talent Economy," San Francisco, Calif. (April 2012).
• Panelist, "How the Economic Recession and Increasing Diversity Inform Community Lawyers Today," UC Hastings College of the Law Panel, "Representing the Vulnerable and Remembering Ralph Abascal: Lessons from the 1970s," San Francisco, Calif. (March 2012).
• Panelist, "The History of Cambodian Deportations from the United States," Southeast Asian Action Resource Center Panel, "Deportation Policy and Engagement Strategy Convening," Oakland, Calif. (March 2012).
• Panelist, "Immigrant Integration," Silicon Valley Community Foundation Event, "Immigrant Integration Action Forum," Mountain View, Calif. (February 2012).
• Panelist, "Immigration and Local Law Enforcement," University of San Francisco School of Management Law Enforcement Leadership Symposium "Unique Leadership Challenges: Major Events, Disasters, and Terrorism," (January 2012).
• Panelist, "Life After College and Earning a Living," Educators for Fair Consideration Conference "2012 Educator Conference: A Day for Educators and Allies of Undocumented Students," San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif. (January 2012).
• Panelist, "Immigration Reform," University of San Francisco School of Law (November 2011).
• Presenter, "Rebellious Lawyering and Immigration Reform," UC Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, Calif. (November 2011).
• Moderator, "The Dream Act Movement," University of San Francisco School of Law Office of Career Planning Panel, (October 2011).
• Commentator, University of San Francisco School of Law 2011 Western Regional Legal Writing Conference "How to Hit the Ground Writing: Meeting the Expectations of the Changing Legal Market," (August 2011). (Hing introduced Richard Wydick, the keynote speaker for the conference.)
• Panelist, "The Importance of Family Immigration Categories to Asian Immigrants," Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Biennial Convention, Oakland, Calif. (July 2011).
• Panelist, "How to Increase Diversity on Corporate Boards," UC Haas School of Business Board Diversity Conference, Berkeley, Calif. (July 2011).
• Presenter, "The Prospects of Comprehensive Immigration Reform," Santa Clara Valley Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association's Annual Installation Dinner, San Jose, Calif. (May 2011).
• Presenter, "Interrogation Reenactment and Contemporary Issues on Angel Island," Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Angel Island, Calif. (April 2011).
• Panelist, "Globalization and Immigration," San Francisco Foundation's "Building Inclusive Communities: Racial Equity and Immigration," Oakland, Calif. (March 2011). (Read More)
• Panelist, "The Battlefield for Immigration," 13th Annual Trina Grillo Public Interest and Social Justice Retreat, University of San Francisco School of Law (March 2011).
• Presenter, "The Constitutionality of Local Sanctuary Ordinances," Second Annual University of California International Migration Conference, Davis, Calif. (February 2011).
• Presenter, "The DREAM Act—The Evolution of a Movement," UC Irvine School of Law Symposium "Persistent Puzzles in Immigration Law," Irvine, Calif. (February 2011).
• Panelist, "Current Civil Rights Issues Facing Asian Americans," Bay Area Asian and Pacific American Law Student Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif. (February 2011).
• Presenter, "Keynote address at the City of San Pablo International Migrant Day Celebration," San Pablo, Calif. (December 2010).
• Panelist, "Rebellious Lawyering and its Legacy," Society of American Law Teachers Conference "Teaching in a Transformative Era: The Law School of the Future," Honolulu, Hawaii (December 2010).
• Presenter, "Immigration Reform with an Emphasis on the Dream Act," East Bay Sanctuary Annual Fundraising Dinner, Berkeley, Calif. (November 2010).
• Panelist, "Federalism at Work: State Criminal Law, Noncitizens, and Immigration Related Activity," Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, New Orleans, La. (November 2010).
• Presenter, "Immigration, Migration, and Social Policy: The Changing Face of America," San Jose State University's Silicon Valley Center for Global Innovation and Immigration Annual Conference on Immigration Studies, San Jose, Calif. (October 2010).
• Panelist, "Immigration Reform Now," Shaking the Foundations: The West Coast Conference on Progressive Lawyering at Stanford Law School "Shaking the Foundations Public Interest Conference," Palo Alto, Calif. (October 2010).
• Panelist, "Immigration and its Impacts: A Deeper Understanding of Today's Reform Debate," UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Berkeley, Calif. (October 2010).
• Presenter, Book Reading: Ethical Borders, NAFTA, Globalization, and Mexican Migration at Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco (August 2010).
• Presenter, discussed immigration reform at the Asian Pacific Americans for Progress-San Francisco Bay Area Chapter event "Dem Sum on Immigration with Professor Bill Ong Hing," San Francisco, Calif. (July 2010).
• Panelist, 36th Annual Conference of the Southwest Labor Studies Association "Labor and Immigration: Past and Present," Santa Cruz, Calif. (May 2010). (Hing participated in a panel on labor issues that transcend the U.S.–Mexico border. Conference hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Labor Studies.)
• Panelist, UC Los Angeles 40th Anniversary of Ethnic Studies Program panel on immigration reform, Los Angeles, Calif. (May 2010).
• Panelist, Association of American Law Schools Curriculum Committee, Washington, D.C. (April 2010).
• Presenter, "AB 540 Student Teach In: Undocumented Students and their Struggle to Achieve Higher Education," Stanford University School of Education, Palo Alto, Calif. (April 2010).
• Moderator, University of San Francisco Teach-In panel on the legal response to the January 2010 earthquake, (April 2010).
• Presenter, Stanford University School of Education "AB 540 Student Teach-In: Undocumented Students and their Struggle to Achieve Higher Education," Palo Alto, Calif. (April 2010).

Testimony and Hearings

Written Testimony and Commentary

Advisor or Consultant

• Legal Advisor, ICE Proceedings (with Legal Services for Children) (2011)

Counsel

Symposia Organization

Professional Membership

• Member, Immigration Project Working Group of the Administrative Conference of the United States
• Member, National Advisory Committee of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration
• Member, Association of American Law Schools Curriculum Committee

Fellowships

Other Service

• Member, Association of American Law Schools' Planning Committee for Workshop on Poverty Law, Immigrant Rights, and the Politics of Property
• Participant, USF Faculty and Staff El Salvador Immersion Program (June 2012)
• Appointee, San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (April 2012)
• Co-editor, ImmigrationProf Blog (2005 to present)