U.S. Immigration Policy: 63 (Independent Task Force Report) - Softcover

Bush, Jeb; McLarty, Mack; Alden, Edward

 
9780876094211: U.S. Immigration Policy: 63 (Independent Task Force Report)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0876094213 ISBN 13: 9780876094211
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations, 2009

Synopsis

The policy discussion over immigration into the United States has been in constant gridlock for nearly three decades. Focusing primarily on issues of illegal immigration and border entry and undocumented aliens in the United States, Congress passed significant legislation in 1986 and 1996 that was unsuccessful in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants. It then deadlocked over a third attempt in 2007. Yet U.S. immigration policy is rooted in a broader context that has not been addressed in these debates.

Illegal immigration has distinct foreign policy dimensions --the "push" factor that leads immigrants to leave their countries in the first place has been entirely overlooked. Overhauling the U.S. regime for legal immigration has received insufficient attention --a necessary task if the United States is to continue attracting talented immigrants and maintain a technological and economic lead in the world.

This report examines immigration into the United States in a foreign policy context. It broadens the debate by analyzing issues of economic competitiveness, terrorism and national security, human rights, and public diplomacy in the context of globalization. The report then offers recommendations for a twentyfirst-century immigration policy that serves U.S. economic, diplomatic, and national security interests.

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About the Author

Jeb Bush is the president of Jeb Bush and Associates, LLC. He is the former governor of Florida. Mack McLarty is the president of McLarty Associates. He was White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. Edward Alden is the Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Formerly, he was theWashington bureau chief at the "Financial Times."

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Publisher
Council on Foreign Relations
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0876094213
ISBN 13 
9780876094211
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
60