Prof. Meili Discusses the Immigration Law and Policy Implications of U.S. Midterms Elections at Oxford University

Professor Stephen Meili discussed the implications of the recent midterm elections on U.S. immigration law and policy at Oxford University’s Rothermere American Institute on November 9. Meili’s talk focused on what is—and is not—likely to change as a result of a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and a more solidly Republican Senate. Among other things, Professor Meili noted that the election is unlikely to change the slim chances for any kind of comprehensive immigration reform in the near future. He also discussed the role of immigration policy and rhetoric during the course of the campaign, as well as certain executive branch directives, such as executive orders and administrative rulemaking, that are largely outside the control of legislative oversight.