"The book shows how four defining facets of the liberal state--representative democracy, constitutionalism, capitalism and nationhood--generate conflicting imperatives for immigration policymaking, which in turn give rise to paradoxical, even contradictory policies."--Page [4] d…
Immigration is one of the most contested issues on the political agenda of liberal states across Europe and North America. While these states can be open and inclusive to newcomers, they are also often restrictive and exclusionary. The Politics of Immigration examines the source…
"The book shows how four defining facets of the liberal state--representative democracy, constitutionalism, capitalism and nationhood--generate conflicting imperatives for immigration policymaking, which in turn give rise to paradoxical, even contradictory policies."--Page 4 of …
Comparison of immigration trends and migration policy in France, Germany, Federal Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK - examines the historical background and institutional framework; studies migrant education, legal status, working conditions, naturalizati…
"In her research with transnational Mexicans, Deborah A. Boehm has often asked individuals: if there were no barriers to your movement between Mexico and the United States, where would you choose to live? Almost always, they desire the freedom to "come and go." Yet the barriers …
"In her research with transnational Mexicans, Deborah A. Boehm has often asked individuals: if there were no barriers to your movement between Mexico and the United States, where would you choose to live? Almost always, they desire the freedom to "come and go." Yet the barriers …
This collection uses current cross-boundary theories in applied case studies to better understand how people, institutions, and ideas permeate geopolitical lines in North America.
It is one of the most pressing and controversial question of our time--vehemently debated, steeped in ideology, profoundly divisive. Who should be allowed to immigrate and who not? What are the arguments for and against limiting the numbers? We are supposedly a nation of immigra…
"This volume examines the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. Bringing together leading scholars from the history of medicine and social policy, it assesses the changing health status of migrant groups in a perio…
"This volume examines the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. Bringing together leading scholars from the history of medicine and social policy, it assesses the changing health status of migrant groups in a perio…
"This volume examines the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. Bringing together leading scholars from the history of medicine and social policy, it assesses the changing health status of migrant groups in a perio…
