The worst should go first: deferral registries in asbestos litigation

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Deferral registries should be used to change trial priorities in asbestos litigation. This system would allow the claims of impaired plaintiffs to be heard before those of unimpaired plaintiffs. Deferral registries would be both fairer and more efficient than the traditional first-in, first-out rule. Costs of asbestos litigation include transaction costs, delay costs, horizontal inequity costs and other queuing costs, all of which could be reduced by the deferral registry system.

Management, Product liability, Products liability, Mass tort suits, Asbestos

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Removing criminal aliens: the pitfalls and promises of federalism

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Removal of aliens who committed crimes from the US continued to be difficult despite the enactment of tougher laws and budget increases for the INS. The complex web of federal, state, and local agencies with power in this area and overemphasis on procedural reforms are the principal factors behind the continuing failure to deport criminal aliens. A federalism-based approach seeking to devolve immigration enforcement power to state and local officials could rectify this situation.

Social aspects, Federalism, Emigration and immigration, United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Powers and duties, Criminals, Aliens, Deportation

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Losing control of America's future - the census, birthright citizenship, and illegal aliens

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Official interpretations of two provisions of the 14th Amendment should be changed, either by statute or by constitutional amendment if necessary. The changes will make it clear that illegal aliens are not to be counted in the decennial census and the aliens' children do not automatically become US citizens because they are born here. Without these changes, the capacity of the American people to control their own political and demographic future will be severely compromised.

Illegal immigrants, Census, Censuses, Citizenship

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