UND Immigration Law Clinic to address statewide labor and attorney shortages

GRAND FORKS – The UND Immigration Law Clinic officially opened this month to help students gain experience in immigration law and to address the labor shortage in North Dakota.

There is both a labor shortage and an attorney shortage in North Dakota. Hoping to address it, the Legislature passed a bill in February forming an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota.

“I'm trying to make sure that we're getting the best of both worlds here in terms of student experience and also jobs in North Dakota,” Erick Resek said, UND professor and the supervisor of the clinic.

As of June, there are only 49 available workers for every 100 jobs in North Dakota. Resek said increases in immigration can boost local economies. A major purpose of the clinic is to address the need in Grand