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Immigration And Blackness, Karla Mckanders
Immigration And Blackness, Karla Mckanders
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
There is a long history of the intersection of immigration, race, and civil rights in America. Immigration laws have operated in a manner to maintain homogeneity to the exclusion of immigrants of color. Immigration laws throughout America’s history have traditionally utilized fear and exclusion to define what America should look like and have privileged some immigrant’s over others.
Reinventing American Immigration Policy For The 21st Century, Krissy A. Katzenstein
Reinventing American Immigration Policy For The 21st Century, Krissy A. Katzenstein
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
With an estimated eleven to twelve million undocumented workers currently in the United States, the need for immigration reform is critical. As lawmakers grapple with the question of how to best meet the needs of the country, they should keep in mind that the United States is a country of immigration. If the U.S. reverts to a guest worker program like that proposed by the Bush administration, it should expect the results that history suggests--worker exploitation, falling wages, deteriorating working conditions, and discrimination. However, proposals calling for immediate permanent legal status also fail to completely address the needs of the …