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U.S. Immigration Policy: Contradictions And Projections For The Future, Kitty Calavita

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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A View From The United States - Social, Economic, And Legal Change, The Persistence Of The State, And Immigration Policy In The Coming Century, John Scanlan

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

In this article, Professor Scanlan argues that in spite of recent

trends toward globalism, traditionally composed nation-states,

especially the United States, will continue to exercise localized

control over immigration and receiving nations may pursue

increasingly restrictive policies. The author begins with a history

of recent U.S. and European Union (EU) immigration policies,

positing that State self-interest has always played a central role.

Next, he traces the post-World War II development of the

"international refugee regime" as well as the development of the

European Union's "open"- labor market. Professor Scanlan

predicts that international agencies will become less efficacious for

several reasons, …