The Congressional Politics of Immigration Reform
Published on 17. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
342 pages
978-0-205-28203-6 (ISBN)
Description
The most comprehensive and up-to-date account of immigration policymaking available, this text presents a detailed account of the move from consensus to controversy regarding immigration policy between the mid-1960's to the late 1990's. Using raw data, interviews with public figures, and a broad understanding of the subject, authors Gimpel and Edwards explore the factors that influence perceptions about immigrants and their place in American society.
More than any other text, this volume puts policymakers at the center of the immigration policy discussion. Students get to know the key members of Congress and what they did to affect the population composition of the nation, thereby learning that political outcomes are not the result of impersonal forces but of decisions made by key individuals steeped in the controversy that now surrounds immigration policy.
More than any other text, this volume puts policymakers at the center of the immigration policy discussion. Students get to know the key members of Congress and what they did to affect the population composition of the nation, thereby learning that political outcomes are not the result of impersonal forces but of decisions made by key individuals steeped in the controversy that now surrounds immigration policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
428 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-28203-6 (9780205282036)
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Content
Preface.
1. Immigration to the United States: Politics and Policy.
2. Public Opinion and Interest Group Influence.
3. Issues in the Contemporary Immigration Debate on Capitol Hill.
4. The Congressional Politics of Immigration Policy, 1965-1982.
5. The Congressional Politics of Immigration Policy, 1982-1994.
6. Immigration Reform in the 104th Congress.
7. Congress and the Future of Immigration Policy.
Sources.
Index.
About the Authors.
1. Immigration to the United States: Politics and Policy.
2. Public Opinion and Interest Group Influence.
3. Issues in the Contemporary Immigration Debate on Capitol Hill.
4. The Congressional Politics of Immigration Policy, 1965-1982.
5. The Congressional Politics of Immigration Policy, 1982-1994.
6. Immigration Reform in the 104th Congress.
7. Congress and the Future of Immigration Policy.
Sources.
Index.
About the Authors.