Validation through Other Means: How Immigration Clinics Can Give Immigrants a Voice When Bureaucracy Has Left Them Speechless

Authors

Evelyn H. Cruz, Yale Law School, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization

First Page

811

Document Type

Article

Abstract

To better frame this discussion, I will first describe the immigration process and its anti-therapeutic effects on immigrants in some detail. I will then proceed to discuss the use of community presentations and contextual representation practices to preserve a client's voice and validation in the immigration process. Throughout this article, and more specifically in my conclusion, I will examine how students who understand the need to address "psycho-legal soft spots" naturally gravitate to client-centered representation, thereby becoming empathetic and competent practitioners.

Recommended Citation

Evelyn H. Cruz, Validation through Other Means: How Immigration Clinics Can Give Immigrants a Voice When Bureaucracy Has Left Them Speechless, 17 St. Thomas L. Rev. 811 (2005).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol17/iss3/16