American Immigration Policy Confronting the Nation's Challenges /

• Main Authors: Koven, Steven G. (Author), Gt̲zke, Frank. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization ; 1
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Economic policy.; Population.; Regional economics.; Social policy.; Social Sciences.; Political Science, general.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic Policy.; Population Economics.; Social Policy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95940-5

The mission of this book is to counter the apocalyptic vision of the American <U+001c>invasion with a more balanced account of the consequences of immigration. The book will examine how the United States has dealt with immigration through enactment of various public policies over time. It wil...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Theoretical Perspectives: Economics, Culture, Politics
• The Political Economy of Immigration Policies and Politics
• Immigration Contributions to American Economic and Cultural Development
• Immigrant Economics to American Culture
• Immigrant Contributions to American Politics and Immigration Policy
• Immigration Policies Outside of the United States
• Conclusions.