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Traversing Borders: Supranationalism, Public Policy And The Framing Of Undocumented Immigration In The United States And The United Kingdom, Glen M.E. Duerr

History and Government Faculty Publications

This paper examines the issue of how undocumented immigration is framed by comparing case studies of the United Kingdom and the United States. The role of the media and social construction are integral to this debate and this has, in part, led to more domestic bills aimed at tackling undocumented immigration. In the United Kingdom, the issue of undocumented immigration has led to the recent drafting of a bill by Home Secretary John Reid to address the issue. This bill has only served to polarize the population and energize the far-right. In the United States, rival bills in the House …