Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law
Build a strong foundation in immigration law with AILA’s Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law. This essential resource delivers over 500 pages of practical guidance and updated insights, presenting core concepts and evolving developments in a clear, accessible format.
Designed for both new and experienced practitioners, this comprehensive collection of practice advisories combines step-by-step “how-to” strategies with expert analysis to help you navigate everyday challenges with confidence.
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Topics include:
- Employment-based nonimmigrant visas (NIVs)
- Labor certification (PERM)
- Adjustment of status
- Family-based immigration
- Waivers
- Naturalization
- And more
Whether you are strengthening your fundamentals or refreshing your knowledge, this trusted guide is an indispensable reference for your immigration law practice.
Important: If you attended the 2025 AILA Annual Conference and Webcast on Immigration Law, you already received a digital version of this publication as part of your conference materials.
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Charles Wheeler
Charles Wheeler is a senior attorney with Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) in Berkeley, CA. CLINIC provides training, technical support, legislative analysis, and legal reference materials for diocesan immigration programs and other nonprofit agencies throughout the United States. It also advocates on behalf of low-income immigrants at the local level and at the national level through administrative advocacy.
Prior to joining CLINIC, Mr. Wheeler directed the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles (1985–96), and the Farmworker Program of Colorado Rural Legal Services in Denver (1979–84). He has been specializing in immigration law and immigrants’ rights issues for more than 40 years. He is considered an expert in several aspects of immigration law.
He was the 2002 recipient of the Daniel Levy Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Immigration Law, awarded by Matthew Bender LexisNexis. He was a 1989 recipient of the Carol King Award for Achievement in Litigation, awarded by the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland School of Law.
