International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen v. Edwin Meese Iii, Attorney General of the United States

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• holding that the court had jurisdiction where appellants \charge that the general Operations Instruction promulgated by the INS violates [the INA]\
• holding that the court had jurisdiction where appellants “charge that the general Operations Instruction promulgated by the INS violates [the INA]”
• noting that “the legislative history of [the INA] (as initially passed) clearly evinces a congressional purpose to keep American labor stalwart in the face of foreign competition in the United States”
• recognizing construction craftworkers’ union standing based on allegations that, “under the guise of B-1 status, the 20 INS is allowing aliens into the country to perform work which would otherwise likely go to union members”
• distinguishing challenges to consular decisions on individual visa applications from a challenge to general operational instructions promulgated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
• distinguishing challenges to “a particular determination in a particular case of matters which Congress has left to executive discretion” from those ensuring that “the executive departments abide by the legislatively mandated procedures”

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