In recent years state legislatures have increasingly taken an active role in legislating laws in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. This panel will explore the constitutionality of the states' role in regulating immigration and immigrants. It will also address whether state and federal laws on immigration can co-exist and will address recent court cases on federal preemption. Margaret A. Catillaz, Gary E. Endelman, Cynthia Juarez Lange, Michael Wildes