Debating Immigration
Debating
Immigration presents 18 original essays, written by some of the world's
leading experts and preeminent scholars, that explore the nuances of
contemporary immigration and citizenship affecting the United States and
Europe. The volume is organized around the following themes: religion
and philosophy, law and policy, economics and demographics, race and
ethnicity, and cosmopolitanism. Critical questions addressed include:
What accounts for the disconnect between public attitudes about
immigration and the policies produced by elected officials? Why has the
United States not developed a well-articulated public philosophy of
immigration?