EDUC 182AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anti-Communism, Refugee Act, Main Source
23 Feb 2017
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Race and u. s. immigration policy: three policy dimensions: fitzgerald (reading, 1. Temporal: polices can shift over time but their space to shift is constrained by past policies: 2. Vertical: within domestic politics, across levels of government and society. Institutions dictate policy and also respond to pressures from below: 3. Horizontal: international dimension, particularly the interaction between domestic politics and international concerns. International politics best guarantor against discrimination (public shame aspect). Legal permanent residency / green card: legally migrated and allowed to permanently reside in us: history of us immigration policy, hamilton and jefferson had different visions of us"s future. Immediate family of residents (spouses, parents, children) excluded from quotas. Number of relatives that can enter is uncapped, unlimited, currently main source of legal migration. Until then, refugee policy connected to cold war goals. Established program for settling and assisting refugees: based admission on international criteria.
