the booming field of immigration law

The Washington Post has a story on the growing number of law students jumping into the burgeoning field of immigration law, a trend that has been fueled by the ongoing immigration debate: Law Students Rush to Meet Needs In Booming Field of Immigration. Thirty years ago, the subject was a secondary technical field delegated to adjunct professors. Now it's apparently a booming, high-profile subject in law schools across the United States.