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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- Introduction -- 1 Who Are We? Demographics, Immigration History, and the Shaping of the United States -- Q1. Is the current U.S. immigrant population the largest in the country's history, and are unauthorized immigrants the largest share of this population? -- Q2. Are most immigrants in the United States from Mexico? -- Q3. Has the United States always welcomed immigrants who arrive legally?

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Debate over Immigration -- Chapter One: The History of Immigration in America -- Chapter Two: The New Face of Immigration -- Chapter Three: The Economics of Immigration -- Chapter Four: Assimilation and Identity -- Chapter Five: Calls for Reform -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

Comprehensive explorations of major issues affecting the global community. People have many different reasons for leaving their home country, but they are nearly always looking for a better or safer life. This book considers the pull factors that attract people to another country and the push factors that drive them from their home country. It looks at movements of people in the past, the impact of current immigration and the arguments that people put forward in favour or against welcoming immigrants to a country. It asks readers to think about what they can do to learn more about this global issue and the people affected by it

Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- World Map -- Chapter 1:Immigration and Citizenship -- 1: India Has Made Citizenship Allowances for Foreigners of Indian Origin -- 2: Sweden Changed Its Citizenship Laws to Better Accommodate Immigrants -- 3: Russia Struggles to Balance the Need for New Citizens with Domestic Opposition to Immigrants -- 4: Germany May Requirea Test of Loyalty to Obtain Citizenship -- 5: The United States Needs to Improve the Processes That Allow Immigrants to Become Citizens -- Periodical Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Immigration and Economics -- 1: Ireland's Economic Growth Has Reversed Centuries of Outward Migration -- 2: Some Low-Income Countries Depend on Remittances from Migrant Workers -- 3: Chinese Immigrants in Hong Kong Are Socially Excluded inthe Globalization Age -- 4: Japan's Economy Is Increasingly Relianton Immigrants -- 5: The United Kingdom's Immigration Improves the Economy -- Periodical Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Immigration and National Identity -- 1: European Union Members Need to Actively Promote Assimilation of Immigrants -- 2: Zimbabwe's Denied White Farmers Are Increasingly Welcomed in Neighboring Countries -- 3: Canadian Pluralism Demands Compromise from Both Immigrants and Natives -- 4: Some Hungarians Seek to Expand Citizenship Outside Hungary's Borders -- 5: The United States Needs to Better Assimilate Immigrants into the National Culture -- Periodical Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Immigration and National Security -- 1: The United Kingdom's Immigration and Asylum Practices Unfairly Detain Immigrants -- 2: Moroccan Migration Creates Security Concerns in Spain -- 3: Australia Changed Its Illegal Immigration Policy in Responseto International Criticism -- 4: Russian Fears of Immigration Are Exaggerated -- Periodical Bibliography

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Series Preface -- Introduction -- PART I ILLEGALITY, MERCY AND THE LANGUAGE OF DESERVINGNESS -- 1 'Opposing Prop. 187: Undocumented Immigrants and the National Imagination', Connecticut Law Review, 28, pp. 555-619 -- 2 'Immigration, Law, and Marginalization in a Global Economy: Notes from Spain', Law and Society Review, 32, pp. 529-66 -- 3 'Implications of "Third Party" Involvement in Enforcement: The INS, Illegal Travelers, and International Airlines', Law and Society Review, 31, pp. 505-29 -- 4 'Inside Illegality: Migration Policing in South Africa after Apartheid', Africa Today, pp. 35-17 -- 5 'U.S. Immigration Reform and the Meaning of Responsibility', Studies in Law, Politics, and Society, 20, pp. 125-55 -- 6 'The Strange Career of the Illegal Alien: Immigration Restriction and Deportation Policy in the United States, 1921-1965', Law and History Review, 21, pp. 69-107 -- 7 'When States Prefer Non-Citizens Over Citizens: Conflict Over Illegal Immigration into Malaysia', International Studies Quarterly, 49, pp. 101-22 -- PART II TRANSNATIONALITY -- 8 'Between National and Post-National: Membership in the United States', Michigan Journal of Race and Law, 4, pp. 241-62 -- 9 'Cultural Logics of Belonging and Movement: Transnationalism, Naturalization, and U.S. Immigration Politics', American Ethnologist, 30, pp. 508-26 -- 10 'The Constitution of a European Immigration Policy Domain: A Political Sociology Approach', Journal of European Public Policy, 10, pp. 263-82 -- PART III FAMILY AND IDENTITY

Intro -- IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT: ELEMENTS AND LEGAL ISSUES -- IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT: ELEMENTS AND LEGAL ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT: LEGAL ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION -- PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION GENERALLY -- PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION IN THE IMMIGRATION CONTEXT -- POTENTIAL LIMITS ON THE EXERCISE OF DISCRETION -- Constitution -- Selective Prosecution -- "Take Care" Clause -- Statute -- Whether "Shall" Means Agencies Lack Discretion -- Deference to Agencies' Interpretations of Their Governing Statutes -- Executive Branch Self-Regulation -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 TESTIMONY OF RUTH ELLEN WASEM, SPECIALIST IN IMMIGRATION POLICY, CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE. HEARING ON ''DOES ADMINISTRATIVE AMNESTY HARM OUR EFFORTS TO GAIN AND MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE BORDER?'' -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 INTERIOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT: PROGRAMS TARGETING CRIMINAL ALIENS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING "CRIMINAL ALIENS" -- QUANTIFYING THE CRIMINAL ALIEN POPULATION -- Federal-Level Arrest Data -- Federal, State, and Local Incarceration Data -- Estimates from the American Community Survey -- Other Estimates of the Criminal Alien Population -- HISTORY OF CRIMINAL ALIEN REMOVAL PROGRAMS -- ICE PROGRAMS TARGETING CRIMINAL ALIENS -- Jail Enforcement Programs -- Criminal Alien Program (CAP) -- Secure Communities -- 287(g) Jail Screening Program -- Task Force Programs -- 287(g) Task Force Program -- National Fugitive Operations Program -- Differences among Criminal Alien Enforcement Programs -- DHS ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES AND DISCRETION -- March 2011 ICE Guidance Memo -- June 2011 ICE Guidance Memo -- August 2011 DHS Announcement and Review of Backlogged Cases -- APPROPRIATIONS -- ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS

Examines the evolution of politics surrounding right of asylum, French nationality, integration of immigrants, their rights and demographics, French cooperation with their countries of origin, and the European Convention of Immigrants' Rights; 13 articles.

Intro -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Introduction CHAPTER 1 -- A Nation of Immigrants -- Condemns Moves to Harass Aliens BY SAMUEL DICKSTEIN -- Within the Gates BY OSCAR HANDLIN -- Illegal Aliens' Health - and Ours BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Employers Warned on Alien Hiring BY MARVINE HOWE -- Don't Let the Amnesty Door Slam BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- For Elderly Immigrants, a Retirement Plan in U.S. BY ASHLEY DUNN -- U.S. Official Is Indicted in Smuggling of Immigrants BY DANNY HAKIM -- U.S. to Give Border Patrol Agents the Power to Deport Illegal Aliens BY RACHEL L. SWARNS -- U.N. Report Cites Harassment of Immigrants Who Sought Asylum at American Airports BY RACHEL L. SWA -- Safety Stings at Work Sites Will Be Halted BY STEVEN GREENHOUSE -- Pink Slips at Disney. But First, Training Foreign Replacements. BY JULIA PRESTON -- ICE Deportation Cases: Your Questions Answered BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI AND VIVIAN YEE -- Former ICE Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Immigrants' Identities to Spend 190,000 BY MATTHEW HA -- The Southern Border -- Better Lives for Mexicans Cut Allure of Going North BY DAMIEN CAVE -- Immigration -- A Tale of Two Elections BY JULIÁN AGUILAR -- American Children, Now Struggling to Adjust to Life in Mexico BY DAMIEN CAVE -- How One Sport Is Keeping a Language, and a Culture, Alive BY WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ -- Texas Banned 'Sanctuary Cities.' Some Police Departments Didn't Get the Memo. BY MANNY FERNANDEZ -- CHAPTER 3 -- I.N.S. Ruling Benefits Illegal Immigrant Children BY MARVINE HOWE -- Mixed Scorecard for Immigrants' Children BY FORD FESSENDEN -- For DACA Recipients, Losing Protection and Work Permits Is Just the Start BY CAITLIN DICKERSON -- At Least 1,900 Immigrants Were Rejected Because of Mail Problems BY LIZ ROBBINS