Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-305) and index.
Contents:
Alien rights, citizen rights, and the politics of restriction / Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 8. Introduction / Rogers M. Smith -- pt. 1. Philosophy and religion -- 2. The disconnect between public attitudes and policy outcomes in immigration / Peter H. Schuck -- 3. Carved from the inside out : immigration and America's public philosophy on citizenship / Elizabeth F. Cohen -- 4. A Biblical perspective on immigration policy / James R. Edwards, Jr. -- 5. The moral dilemma of U.S. immigration policy : open borders versus social justice? / Stephen Macedo -- pt. 2. Law and policy -- 6. The undocumented immigrant : contending policy approaches / Linda Bosniak -- 7. Good neighbors and good citizens : beyond the legal-illegal immigration debate / Noah Pickus and Peter Skerry -- 8. Alien rights, citizen rights, and the politics of restriction / Rogers M. Smith -- 18. Index. 9. Borderline madness : America's counterproductive immigration policy / Nathan Glazer -- 10. Immigrant employment gains and native losses, 2000-2004 / Steven Camarota -- 11. Economics of immigration and the course of the debate since 1994 / Peter Brimelow -- 12. Immigration and future population change in America / Charles F. Westoff -- pt. 4. Race -- 13. The congressional Black caucus and the impact of immigration on African American unemployment / Carol M. Swain -- 14. Hispanic and Asian immigrants : America's last hope / Amitai Etzioni -- 15. Strange bedfellows, unintended consequences, and the curious contours of the immigration debate / Jonathan Tilove -- pt. 5. Cosmopolitanism -- 16. The free economy and the Jacobin state, or how Europe can cope with the coming immigration wave / Randall Hansen -- 17. The politics of immigration and citizenship in Europe / Marc Morjé Howard -- pt. 6. Conclusion -- 18. Concluding observations / Nathan Glazer -- Notes -- Index.
Summary:
"Just when I thought America could never have a civilized discussion about immigration, along came this wonderful book. Thomas Jefferson would be so proud that many knowledgeable people spent time together wrestling with this highly charged political issue and sharing their thoughts in writing. I wish I could mandate that NO ONE could debate about immigration untill they read this book and passed the test!" Pat Schroeder, Former Congresswoman from Colorado. From the bookjacket.
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