Philip L. Torrey (Harvard Law School) has posted Principles of Federalism and Convictions for Immigration Purposes (36 Immigration and Nationality Law Review 3 (2016)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In this article, I argue that while Congress possesses broad plenary authority to pass legislation concerning immigration, recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent — most notably the Court’s 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor — signals a rare moment when the judiciary may be receptive to a constitutional challenge to the Immigration and Nationality Act's federal conviction definition.