Word: legalism
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...Immigrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation whether they're legal or illegal. They often don't speak English and they come from countries where the wages are very low, so even if they are making less than minimum wage, they're making more than they would be at home," Smith says. So they're reluctant to protest conditions set by employers. In May, the New York State Labor Department established the Bureau of Immigrant Workers' Rights to make sure immigrant workers aren't treated differently from those born in the United States...
...Vice President Dick Cheney has reportedly voiced strong reservations about closing Guantanamo, arguing that detainees should not be brought into the U.S. legal system where they might enjoy rights they do not deserve...
...Legal and human rights experts, among other critics, have long contended that Guantanamo-where some 380 suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban captives are being held without trial, in many cases since 2002-represents a shameful blot on America's moral and legal principles. Close U.S. allies, including Britain, Germany and others, have also called for the camp's immediate closure...
...Though President Bush has expressed his intention to eventually close the facility, he has vigorously defended the integrity of legal proceedings there. Supporters of the Gitmo status quo-who include officials at the Department of Homeland Security and some in the Justice Department-worry that a transfer of terrorist suspects to the U.S. could give them legal rights-such as the right to appear in court with a lawyer-that would set off a new round of judicial proceedings that could go against the Administration. Those who argue that prisoners should remain at Gitmo also fear the consequences of allowing...
...Bush Administration has suffered embarrassing legal setbacks over the imprisonment of alleged terrorists at Guantanamo. Last year, the Supreme Court invalidated Bush's system of military trials for Guantanamo prisoners. Late in 2006 the Republican-led Congress enacted a law that created a new system of military tribunals in an attempt to address legal flaws identified by the court...