Politics of Immigration - Partisanship, Demographic Change, and American National Identity

Why do legislators in Congress do what they do when it comes to voting on immigration policy? In The Politics of Immigration, Tom K. Wong argues that contemporary immigration politics is defined by three core features.

About the author

Tom K. Wong is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California-San Diego. He is also the author of Rights, Deportation, and Detention in the Age of Immigration Control.

Summary

Why do legislators in Congress do what they do when it comes to voting on immigration policy? In The Politics of Immigration, Tom K. Wong argues that contemporary immigration politics is defined by three core features.

Additional text

Wong offers an important explanation of how partisanship and demographic change influence efforts to reform immigration policy. In addition, his detailed and insightful discussion of the major immigration controversies of our era makes The Politics of Immigration an excellent resource for those who wish to learn more about the multiple dimensions of contemporary immigration debates.

Product details

• Authors: Tom K. Wong, Tom K. (Assistant Professor of Political Sci Wong, Wong Tom K.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9780190235307
• ISBN: 978-0-19-023530-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples