U. S. Immigration Policy

The policy discussion over immigration into the United States has been in constant gridlock for nearly three decades. Focusing primarily on issues ofillegal immigration and border entry and undocumented aliens in the United States, Congress passed significant legislation in 1986 and 1996 that was unsuccessful in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants. It then deadlocked over a third attempt in 2007. Yet U.S. immigration policy is rooted in a broader context that has not been addressed...
More Description

The policy discussion over immigration into the United States has been in constant gridlock for nearly three decades. Focusing primarily on issues ofillegal immigration and border entry and undocumented aliens in the United States, Congress passed significant legislation in 1986 and 1996 that was unsuccessful in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants. It then deadlocked over a third attempt in 2007. Yet U.S. immigration policy is rooted in a broader context that has not been addressed in these debates. This report examines immigration into the United States in a foreign policy context.