Immigration Reform: A Reference Handbook
byMichael C. LeMay, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science at California State University-San Bernardino with 35 years experience teaching at the university level.
20190531
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 376 |
Topics | Current Events and Issues: Politics and Government;Politics, Law, and Government: U.S. Public Policy and Administration;Al Qaeda;Brain Drain Problem;Cyber Warfare;DACA and DAPA;Department of Homeland Security;Gerrymandering;Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE);The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965;The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;The Immigration Act of 1990;Trump's Executive Orders To Rescind DACA and DAPA |
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This volume presents a comprehensive, unbiased, and easily accessible review of U.S. immigration reform, and explains why reform efforts have resulted in the current state of political deadlock over the issue in the United States Congress.
• Provides readers with a succinct and unbiased examination of the political complexities involved in attempts to reform legal and unauthorized immigration to the United States• Enables readers to understand why immigration reform so often ends in stalemate and why comprehensive immigration reform is so difficult to achieve
• Demonstrates why every major immigration reform law has unanticipated consequences that may resolve one set of problems only to engender a new set of problems
• Shows the adverse economic impact of efforts to tighten control procedures for the issuing of visas to the United States
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Table of Contents
Immigration Reform: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): LeMay, Michael;Contributors: LeMay, Michael;Abstract:This volume presents a comprehensive, unbiased, and easily accessible review of U.S. immigration reform, and explains why reform efforts have resulted in the current state of political deadlock over the issue in the United States Congress.
• Provides readers with a succinct and unbiased examination of the political complexities involved in attempts to reform legal and unauthorized immigration to the United States• Enables readers to understand why immigration reform so often ends in stalemate and why comprehensive immigration reform is so difficult to achieve
• Demonstrates why every major immigration reform law has unanticipated consequences that may resolve one set of problems only to engender a new set of problems
• Shows the adverse economic impact of efforts to tighten control procedures for the issuing of visas to the United States
SortTitle: immigration reform: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Michael C. LeMayauthorMichael C. LeMay, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science at California State University-San Bernardino with 35 years experience teaching at the university level.
eISBN-13: 9781440854088Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440854088.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440854071Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 376Publication Date: 20190531Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i12
- Title v16
- Copyright vi17
- Contents vii18
- Preface xv116
- 1 Background and History 3122
- 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 55174
- Introduction 55174
- Groupthink in the Aftermath of 9/11 59178
- Management Problems of Immigration Policy Implementation 61180
- Civil Liberties and Privacy versus Immigration Control 67186
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform 72191
- Gerrymandering and the Immigration Reform Deadlock 77196
- Changes in Immigration Policy from the Obama to Trump Administrations 80199
- The Travel Ban Controversy 831102
- Business Needs versus Security Concerns in Visa Application Processing 851104
- Adverse Economic Impact of Visa-Tightening Procedures 901109
- The Impact of Federal, State, and Local Government Relations 961115
- The Brain Drain Problem 1011120
- Immigration Concerns and Their Impact on Social Security 1041123
- Conclusion 1071126
- References 1081127
- 3 Perspectives 1171136
- Introduction 1171136
- Immigration Reform Legislation of 1987: Lessons from the Past 1171136
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform from the Conservative Perspective 1221141
- Refugee Resettlement as Seen through the Eyes of a Volunteer ESL Teacher 1261145
- True to Our Origins: The Democratic Party and Comprehensive Immigration Reform 1301149
- Immigration Reform Dysfunction: Why Reform Does Not Happen 1341153
- How Communities Can Meet the Immigration Challenge 1421161
- All Souls Unitarian/Universalist Church: Why We Became a Sanctuary Church 1451164
- 4 Profiles 1531172
- Introduction 1531172
- Organizations 1531172
- Al Qaeda 1531172
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 1551174
- American Conservative Union (ACU) 1551174
- American Immigration Control Foundation (AICF) 1561175
- American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) 1571176
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 1571176
- Americans for Prosperity 1571176
- Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in the Military (APAAM) 1581177
- Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI) 1591178
- Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 1591178
- Business Roundtable 1601179
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) 1601179
- Center for American Progress (CAP) 1611180
- Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) 1611180
- Center for Migration Studies (CMS) 1621181
- Center for Privacy and Technology Policy (CPTP) 1621181
- Center for the Study of Hate Crimes and Extremism 1631182
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) 1631182
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) 1641183
- Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) 1641183
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 1651184
- Department of Justice (DOJ) 1651184
- Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) 1661185
- Free Congress Foundation (now American Opportunity Foundation) 1671186
- Freedom Works 1671186
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) 1671186
- Heritage Foundation 1681187
- Human Rights First 1691188
- MoveOn.org 1701189
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) 1701189
- National Immigration Forum (NIF) 1711190
- National Immigration Law Center 1721191
- National Rifle Association (NRA) 1721191
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 1731192
- Pew Hispanic Center (PHC) 1731192
- Rand Corporation 1741193
- United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) 1741193
- United We Dream 1751194
- Voto Latino 1761195
- People 1761195
- Bush, George W. (1946– ) 1771196
- Carter, James (Jimmy) Earl, Jr. (1924) 1781197
- Chertoff, Michael (1953– ) 1781197
- Clinton, William Jefferson (1946– ) 1791198
- Conyers, John (1929– ) 1801199
- Durbin, Richard "Dick" (1944– ) 1811200
- Ferguson, Bob (1965– ) 1821201
- Gonzales, Alberto (1955– ) 1831202
- Goodlatte, Bob (1952– ) 1841203
- Graham, Lindsey (1955– ) 1841203
- Guitierrez, Luis (1953– ) 1851204
- Hanen, Andrew (1953– ) 1861205
- Hatch, Orrin (1934– ) 1871206
- Herman, Susan Ν. (na– ) 1871206
- Hetfield, Mark (1967– 1881207
- Jackson-Lee, Sheila (na– ) 1891208
- Jean-Pierre, Karine (1977– ) 1901209
- Jimenez, Cristina (na– ) 1911210
- Johnson, Jeh (1957– ) 1911210
- Johnson, Lyndon Β. (1908-1973) 1921211
- Kelly, John F. (1950– ) 1931212
- Kennedy, Edward (1932-2009) 1941213
- Kerwin, Don (na– ) 1941213
- Koch, Charles (1935– ) 1951214
- Koch, David (1940– ) 1961215
- Krikorian, Mark (1961– ) 1961215
- Kumar, Maria Teresa (1974– ) 1971216
- Levin, Brian (na– ) 1981217
- Lieberman, Joseph (1942– ) 1991218
- McCain, John (1936-2018) 1991218
- McConnell, Mitch (1942– ) 2001219
- Napolitano, Janet (1957– ) 2011220
- Nielsen, Kirstjen (1972– ) 2021221
- Obama, Barack (1961– ) 2031222
- Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) 2041223
- Ridge, Tom (1945– ) 2051224
- Schumer, Charles E. (1950– ) 2061225
- Sensenbrenner, James (1943– ) 2071226
- Sessions, Jeff (1946– 2071226
- Suro, Roberto (na– ) 2081227
- Tanden, Neera (na– ) 2091228
- Trautman, Laurie (na– ) 2101229
- Trump, Donald J. (1946– ) 2101229
- Watson, Derrick (1966– ) 2121231
- Yates, Sally (1960– ) 2131232
- 5 Data and Documents 2171236
- Introduction 2171236
- Data 2171236
- Table 5.1: Legal Immigration to the United States, 1964-2016 2171236
- Table 5.2: Total Illegal Apprehensions by Fiscal Year, 2000-2017, Compared to the Total Number of Border Patrol Agents 2191238
- Table 5.3: Customs and Border Protection Enforcement Actions, 2016—2017 2201239
- Table 5.4: Foreign-Born Population by Region of Birth, U.S. Census, 2010 2201239
- Table 5.5: Pew Research Center Immigration-Related Public Opinion Polling Data, 2018 2211240
- Figure 5.1: Total Southwest Border Apprehensions, 2000—2017 2221241
- Figure 5.2: Fötal Ice Removals, 2015-2017 2231242
- Figure 5.3: Unaccompanied Children Apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol at the Southwest Border, FY 2014 2231242
- Figure 5.4: Refugee Admissions, 1991-2016, and the Top States with Highest Percentage of Initial Resettlement 2241243
- Documents 2241243
- The Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) 2241243
- The Immigrant Visa Process (2018) 2331252
- The Homeland Security Act (2002) 2351254
- The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Mobilization Act (2013) 2381257
- Report on ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (2017) 2431262
- Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (March 6, 2017) 2441263
- Syllabus of Trump v. Hawaii (2018) 2501269
- 6 Resources 2591278
- 7 Chronology 3051324
- Glossary 3231342
- Index 3311350
- About the Author 3551374