The ''Chicanx Latinx Law Review'' (''CLLR''; formerly ''Chicana/o-Latina/o Law Review'', ''Chicano Law Review'' and ''Chicano-Latino Law Review'') is a student-edited and produced

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at the

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. Established in 1972, it is the first law journal in the

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to focus primarily on how law and policy affect the Chicana/o and

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community within the America. The

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includes scholarly work on an array of topics, such as

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and education, Spanish and Mexican

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, language rights, and

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. It has been cited as an authority in courtrooms across the America.

Overview

From the beginning of its publication, the most pervasive issue addressed in the ''Chicanx Latinx Law Review'' is

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

. Within this topic there have been numerous articles addressing immigration reform laws, immigration restrictions, the process of immigrating to the United States, and the troubles immigrants face once arriving in the United States. Throughout the nearly 40 years of the journal's publication, the subject of immigration has come up repeatedly. Schooling is also a common topic of import in multiple articles throughout the CLLR's publication. Under this heading have been articles on primary schooling, secondary education, the quality of public schools,

, and graduate and undergraduate schooling and opportunities for the Latino community in the United States. Many articles have focused on the role

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plays in the education and betterment of the Latino community. Throughout its publication, the law review has been self-evaluative, often looking at the UCLA community's effect on Latino students. There have been many articles discussing the formation of the Latino identity within the United States, especially topics involving the importance of language. The issue of language, within schools and in the greater US society at large, is examined closely in many articles that have been published in CLLR throughout its history. Policies on language and language requirements have been examined and critiqued. Articles discussing language acquisition and how language restrictions affect the greater Latino community in the United States are also commonly found within the journal's publication history. Other common topics and issues that have been covered in the ''Chicanx Latinx Law Review'' since its founding are

naturalization Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the ...

, employment and undocumented labor, voting and the protection of other fundamental rights, criminal justice in regard to the Latino community, the political mobilization of the Latino community, and

Notable alumni and contributors

* Laura E. Gómez, one of the founders of

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and a current professor at

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, serves as the journal's faculty advisor and is a frequent contributor to the journal's scholarship.https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/laura-e-gomez. *

Linda Sánchez Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to Congress in 2002 in . Sánchez serve ...

, who graduated from UCLA Law School in 1995, was editor of the law review. She is the U.S. representative for California's 39th congressional district. * Kevin R. Johnson is the dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at

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. Although not a graduate of UCLA Law School, he has contributed to the law review. His most recent article is "An Essay On the Nomination and Confirmation of the First Latina Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:

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: The Assimilation Demand at Work". * Gerald P. Lopez, a former law professor at the UCLA School of Law, has written articles for the law review. He is the founder of the Center for Community Problem Solving at

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. He has also written four books and many articles on problem solving, race, immigration, health of undocumented Mexicans, and

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. *

Daniel Olivas Daniel Anthony Olivas is an American author and attorney. Biography Daniel Olivas was raised near downtown Los Angeles, the middle of five children and the grandson of Mexican immigrants. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle grammar school, and ...

, an attorney with the California Department of Justice and a noted author of fiction, poetry, essays and book reviews, served as editor of the law review (1983-1984) during his last year at UCLA School of Law.

References

External links

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