13th Edition
Since the first European settlers set foot in North America, immigration has suffused the American experience. Indeed, many of the values that unite Americans as a nation are tied to immigration. The idealism surrounding immigration explains in large part the deep feelings it engenders in the public policy arena. Today, immigrants are drawn to a life in the United States in record numbers. The United States continues to lure many with the promise of a better future. And yet, as the number of immigrants coming into the United States has increased, so has the scope of the immigration debate. Concerns about the economic security of American workers fuels the debate, just as it has throughout our history. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have added another dimension to the questions surrounding immigration.

U.S. Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World seeks to engage students in the leading issues driving the current immigration debate.