Synopses & Reviews
Questions surrounding immigration—illegal and otherwise—have been key issues on the campaign trail during recent election cycles. Politicians and citizens all over the country continue to struggle with economic, social, political, and policy questions. In this important new book, authors Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo O. de la Garza present an accessible overview of U.S. immigration and an incisive examination of the current legislative and legal debates over immigration and settlement policies. Examining the relationship between minorities and immigrants, the authors explain how the public policy needs of immigrants are often confused with those of U.S.-born minorities. The book closes with the question: If the nation understood the kinds of demands immigrants legitimately make, would we change the contract between the state and the immigrant?US Immigrant and Immigration Policies in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America is a valuable textbook for undergraduate political science courses on immigration politics, policy, and law, ethnic and minority classes, civil rights courses, and classes on the politics of human rights.
Review
If you are looking for a course text that provides a succinct overview of U.S. immigration policy, and the controversies surrounding it, this book is it. This text provides important historical context, a summary of current policy and its controversies, insightful political analysis of the prospects for comprehensive reform, and an in-depth examination of the political incorporation of immigrants in the contemporary era.”
Ron Schmidt, California State University, Long Beach
Immigration in the 21st Century painstakingly catalogues the many proposed federal and state immigration policies since 2000 as well as the numerous contentious debates that now characterize immigration politics in the 21st century. So much has happened in the context of immigration politics over the last decade and this book offers an authoritative reference on these modern developments.”
Natalie Masuoka, Tufts University
Synopsis
A readable and comprehensive exploration of the history and the current issues surrounding U.S. immigration policy
Synopsis
Immigration in the Twenty-First Century is a comprehensive examination of the enduring issues surrounding immigration and immigrants in the United States. The book begins with a look at the history of immigration policy, followed by an examination of the legislative and legal debates waged over immigration and settlement policies today, and concludes with a consideration of the continuing challenges of achieving immigration reform in the United States. The authors also discuss the issues facing US immigrants, from their reception within the native population to the relationship between minorities and immigrants.
Immigration and immigration policy continues to be a hot topic on the campaign trail, and in all branches of federal and state government. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century provides students with the tools and context they need to understand these complex issues.
About the Author
Louis DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine. He is co-author or co-editor of several books including
Making Americans, Remaking America: Immigration and Immigrant Policy (1998),
Awash in the Mainstream: Latino Politics in the 1996 Elections (1999),
Muted Voices: Latinos and the 2000 Elections (2004), and
Beyond the Barrio: Latinos and the 2004 Elections (2010). He has also published book chapters and numerous articles in journals such as
American Politics Research, Perspectives on Politics, Urban Affairs Review, and
Asian American Policy Review.
Rodolfo de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. He has edited, co-edited and co-authored numerous books including Making Americans, Remaking America: Immigration and Immigrant Policy (1998), Awash in the Mainstream: Latino Politics in the 1996 Elections (1999), Latinos and U. S. Foreign Policy: Lobbying for the Homeland? (2000), Sending Money Home: Hispanic Remittances and Community Development (2002), Muted Voices: Latinos and the 2000 Elections (2004), and The Future of the Voting Rights Act (2006). Dr. de la Garza has served as Vice President of the American Political Science Association and received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Committee on the Status of Latinos in the Profession of the American Political Science Association in 1993.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and BoxesPreface
Chapter 1: Current Immigration and Immigrant Incorporation Debates: How Did We Get Here?
Chapter 2: Defining Who We Will Be: The History of U.S. Immigration Policy
Chapter 3: Immigrants and Natives: Rights, Responsibilities, and Interaction
Chapter 4: From Immigrant to Citizen: U.S. Naturalization Policy
Chapter 5: Immigrant Civic and Political Engagement.
Chapter 6: Conclusion: U.S. Immigration Policy for the 21st Century
Bibliography
Index