The USD School of Law invites you to join us for the 40th Annual Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 as Professor Hiroshi Motomura discusses "Immigration, Belonging, and the Constitution." Hiroshi Motomura Hiroshi Motomura will deliver the annual Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture. He is the Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law. He is the author of "Borders and Belonging" (Oxford 2025), "Immigration Outside the Law" (Oxford 2014), and "Americans in Waiting" (Oxford 2006). He is also co-author of the casebook, "Immigration and Citizenship" (West 10th ed. 2026). He has received several university teaching awards and is one of 26 U.S. law professors profiled in "What the Best Law Teachers Do" (Harvard 2013). Hiroshi has testified in the US Congress, is a Nonresident Scholar of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and is a member of the International Migration Review editorial board. Hiroshi is also co-host of the podcast, "Unsettled: Immigration in Turbulent Times" and is featured in the Try Guys video, "The Try Guys Try Immigrating to America." In July 2026, he was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a Great Immigrant, Great American. "Immigration, Belonging, and the Constitution" It’s convenient but misleading to talk about a constitution as if it governed a closed group of citizens. In this age of migration, the arrival of newcomers and their becoming residents complicate the essential question of “who belongs?” And what is the Constitution’s role in this inquiry? Drawing on the conceptual framework in his recent book, "Borders and Belonging," Professor Motomura will offer answers to these questions. USD School of Law on Facebook / Instagram
