American Immigration Policy Confronting the Nation's Challenges /

• Main Authors: Koven, Steven G. (Author), Götzke, Frank (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization ; 1
• Subjects: Political science.; Economic policy.; Population.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Anthropology.; Emigration and immigration.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Migration.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic Policy.; Population Economics.

The mission of this book is to counter the apocalyptic vision of the American “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 will approach th...

Table of Contents:

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