Undecided Nation: Political Gridlock and the Immigration Crisis

ISBN-13: 9783319378329 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 342 str.

Tony Payan; Erika De La Garza

Opis

The goal of this immigration study is to disseminate knowledge and policy recommendations to scholars, government officials, the media, and the general policy community on vital issues regarding the present question of immigration reform.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Latino Issue Priorities and Political Behavior across U.S. Contexts.- Latinos, Public Opinion, and Immigration Reform.- U.S. Immigration, Demography, and Citizenship in a Digital Age.- Workers, Families, and Immigration Policies.- Security and U.S. Immigration Policy: Two American Immigration Security Traditions and an Analytical Framework of National Security and U.S. Immigration Policy.- Ctrl+Alt+Del: Rebooting Immigration Policies through Socio-technical Change.- Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market.- The Costs and Benefits of Immigration Enforcement.- The Immigration Debate in Texas.- Immigration Policy and Partisan Politics in the State Legislatures: 2010-2012.- U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century, with Special Reference to Education: Examining -Crosscurrents of Nativist and Accomodationist Policymaking.- The Congressional Dynamics of Immigration Reform. Conclusion.

Blurb

There is widespread agreement that the U.S. immigration system is broken, but no consensus on how to fix it. In this book, leading U.S. immigration experts and scholars  realistically assess the prospects for immigration reform and delve into the details, options and obstacles for potential legislation. The chapters presented here shed light on the congressional debates stalling meaningful reforms, and the demographic and political trends shaping an increasingly multicultural United States. Immigration legislation at the state and local levels is also reviewed along with the implications of reforms for U.S. jobs and the economy. This book will interest both scholars and policymakers concerned not only about immigration but also the future of America.