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The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School brings together the region’s top policy makers and thought leaders to engage in dynamic discussions on critical public policy issues.

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2025 Rappaport Fellows

Three BC Law students among twelve fellows in Mass. state and local government internships in public policy.

Immigration's Historical Moment

Rappaport Center presents experts who offer nuanced views of immigration and sanctuary that help explain the current situation.

Healthcare Crisis

Healthcare experts sat on a Rappaport panel recently to discuss issues regarding the growing demand for emergency care, and the system that can't catch up.

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Uncertainty: Risk Loom for Immigration

BC Law Professor and Rappaport Center Faculty Director Daniel Kanstroom recently discussed immigration enforcement, birthright citizenship, and DACA in a Boston College Chronicle interview. Kanstroom and immigration scholar Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, will discuss the impact of the Trump Administration's immigration policies on states and municipalities at a Rappaport event on March 28.

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