scholarly journals Implementation of U.S. Immigration Policies

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Burçak Gündal ◽  
Sıddıka Öztekin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
American National Identity ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Immigrant Policies

Immigration and refugees are sets of global flows of people who are seeking information, technology, economic stability, and military, political, and social asylum. Immigrants and refugees, which is one of the categories of migrants, represent only one of many global exchanges in an increasingly independent world. As the number of immigrants increases, the national, demographic, and socio-economic composition of the foreign residents in a host country are impacted by the immigration and immigrant policies of the receiving country. Immigration is inseparably part of the American national identity and always will be, and the United States would not continue to grow without immigration. In setting immigration policy in the United States, policymakers must be sensitive to both the U.S. vulnerabilities and the effects of American policies on the countries of origin. Since the post 9/11 period in the United States, immigration, immigration policy and implementation have been debated issues. Especially after Donald Trump was elected, the debate about migrants and immigration issues has increased even more. The purpose of this study is to show the development of immigration in American history, the positive and negative effects of immigrants on American economy and social life, and the question of the effects of social inclusion policies on the immigrant problem.

scholarly journals Implementation of U.S. Immigration Policies

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burçak Gündal ◽  
Sıddıka Öztekin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
American National Identity ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Immigrant Policies

Immigration and refugees are sets of global flows of people who are seeking information, technology, economic stability, and military, political, and social asylum. Immigrants and refugees, which is one of the categories of migrants, represent only one of many global exchanges in an increasingly independent world. As the number of immigrants increases, the national, demographic, and socio-economic composition of the foreign residents in a host country are impacted by the immigration and immigrant policies of the receiving country. Immigration is inseparably part of the American national identity and always will be, and the United States would not continue to grow without immigration. In setting immigration policy in the United States, policymakers must be sensitive to both the U.S. vulnerabilities and the effects of American policies on the countries of origin. Since the post 9/11 period in the United States, immigration, immigration policy and implementation have been debated issues. Especially after Donald Trump was elected, the debate about migrants and immigration issues has increased even more. The purpose of this study is to show the development of immigration in American history, the positive and negative effects of immigrants on American economy and social life, and the question of the effects of social inclusion policies on the immigrant problem.

9/11 and International Student Visa Issuance

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin A. C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
International Student ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Agency ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Significant Difference

International student migration to the United States markedly dropped after the September 11, 2001, attacks. Considering the interaction of immigration policy and student agency, this study examines how student visa issuances changed after 9/11 to determine whether there were significant changes to international student flows to the United States. Nonimmigrant visa data from the U.S. Department of State annual Report of the Visa Office from 1997 to 2006 were analyzed. Results show that while there was no initial significant difference between the pre- and post-9/11 periods, when broken down by visa classification and by region, there were pronounced decreases in visa issuance. Findings suggest that negative effects by student visa type in all regions may have shifted worldwide student mobility trends in the post-9/11 era.

Immigration Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 370-390
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Tichenor ◽  
Kathryn Miller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigration Reform ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Immigration Reforms ◽  
The Right

Although the United States is a nation shaped by vast waves of immigration over time, Americans have been fighting over policies governing immigrant admissions and rights since the earliest days of the republic. Rival nativist and pro-immigration movements and traditions have yielded marked shifts across U.S. history among national policies designed to stimulate or discourage immigration. The federal government only gradually took control of regulating immigrant flows over the course of the nineteenth century. Since then, national policy has assumed both restrictive and expansive forms. Whereas the creation of an “Asiatic Barred Zone” and national origins quotas in the 1920s imposed draconian barriers to immigration, immigration reforms after 1965 helped fuel the nation’s fourth major wave of immigration dominated by unprecedented numbers of Latin American and Asian newcomers. As underscored by recent battles over family separation and efforts to build a southern border wall, the politics of immigration reform today, as in the past, remain deeply polarizing, as border hawks on the Right and immigrant rights advocates on the Left clash over unauthorized immigration and the future of millions of undocumented immigrants living in the country. The United States’ immigration policy will continue to reflect these competing interests and ideals.

Book Reviews

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1028-1030
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dartmouth College ◽  
State University ◽  
Unauthorized Immigration ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
The University

Ethan G. Lewis of Dartmouth College reviews “The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Policy” by Orn B. Bodvarsson and Hendrik Vanden Berg. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students presents an expository survey and assessment of the literature on international migration. Discusses an introduction to immigration economics; the determinants of international migration--theory; why people immigrate--the evidence; who immigrates--theory and evidence; the effects of immigration on the destination economy--the theory; how immigration impacts the destination economy--the evidence; estimating immigration’s impact--accounting for all adjustments; immigration and the source country; economic growth and immigration; temporary immigration, involuntary immigration, and other variations on the standard model; unauthorized immigration; Hispanic immigration to the United States; immigration policy in the United States; immigration policy in Canada; and immigration policy in Europe. Bodvarsson is with the Department of Economics at St. Cloud State University. Van den Berg is with the Department of Economics at the University of Nebraska. No index.”

United States Immigration Policy and Unsanctioned Migrants

ILR Review ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Fogel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Relative Wage ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth ◽  
Native Workers ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Alternate Forms ◽  
Large Flow

After providing an introduction to the symposium as a whole, this paper argues that basic changes are needed in this country's immigration policy to cope with the large flow of migrants who have entered the United States illegally in recent years. Fogel attacks the position, described best in Michael J. Piore's recent study, Birds of Passage, that most illegal immigrants fill only those jobs that native workers will not take and intend their stay in the United States to be temporary, not permanent. Fogel disputes both of those claims and argues that alternate forms of adjustment to labor shortages are available and preferable. He favors an immigration policy that would make our society less heavily dependent on rapid economic growth and, by reducing the number of migrants permitted to enter this country, would increase the relative wage of low-skilled indigenous workers. He recommends particularly the adoption of a law prohibiting the employment of illegal aliens and levying civil or criminal penalties on employers who violate that law.

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