June 5, 2015

With the presidential election just around the corner, the immigration issue will once again take center stage and likely be misused for political purposes. But how has immigration changed since the 2012 or 2008 campaigns? From 1990 to 2007, the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. tripled to 12.2 million, but today has dropped by about 1 million. What factors have contributed to this drop? Leticia Alvarez, an immigration expert from the U’s Department of Education, Culture and Society, can help make sense of the impacts thatincreased security at the border, increased violence and racism against immigrants and the 2008 financial crisis, which contributed to these trends.
Phone: 801-587-7814 | Email: leticia.alvarez@utah.edu

June 5, 2015

The soccer world has been turned upside down this week, as news of vast corruption among top officials in FIFA—including allegations that millions of dollars in bribes were accepted in exchange for awarding South Africa the 2010 World Cup—has spread following an indictment of 14 FIFA officials by the U.S. Department of Justice. These officials are charged with various counts of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Paul G. Cassell teaches criminal law, criminal procedure and crime victims’ rights at the U’s S.J. Quinney College of Law and is available to offer commentary on the case. Cassell served as a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Utah from 2002 to 2007. His career has included involvement in prosecuting other high-profile corruption cases.
Phone: 801-585-5202 | Email: cassellp@law.utah.edu