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Should The US Defend Undocumented People In Immigration Court? (International Business Times)
International Business Times, October 3, 2017
Should The US Defend Undocumented People In Immigration Court?
“However, the economic case for a federal universal representation program is even stronger. A 2014 study commissioned by the New York City Bar Association and conducted by John Montgomery, a former member of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors, found that universal representation would cost about $208 million nationally, but the cost would be offset by a savings of about the same amount —$204 to $208 million—in detention and related costs. At its core, however, the debate is about justice, with universal representation supporters and opponents at odds over just what is fair.”
