Immigration Policy

The big picture

Cultural conflict vs. economic conflict

Modern preference system

Illegal Immigration — myth and reality

Immigration and federalism

Costs and benefits of immigration

Public opinion and politics

• A not so divided public

• It’s the intensity

• Roots of immigration opposition

• Mass-elite conflict

• Party polarization

Contemporary controversies: Border “crisis”

Contemporary controversies: Refugees/Asylum issues

Contemporary controversies: Dream Act and pathways to citizenship

Contemporary controversies: “Sanctuary cities”

Contemporary controversies: The Wall/Border

State vs Federal government

Policy reform issues: Re-thinking immigration preferences

Policy reform issues: Focus on enforcement vis employers

Policy reform issues: Addressing issues in Central American and Mexico