WEEK 9

The 1965 Hart-Celler Act and the Remaking of Immigrant America

Which groups of immigrants did the new law privilege, and what contradictions did the new law produce? What was so new about the “new” immigration following the 1965 Hart-Celler Act?  

 

 

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WEEK 10

Refugee and Asylum Policy

How are refugees and asylees different from immigrants? Why does the United States prioritize their admission? How are they selected? How is U.S. refugee resettlement policy shaped by U.S. international relations?

 

 

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WEEK 11

How Globalization Produces Migration: Immigration Law, Economic Policy, and Global Markets in Skilled and Unskilled Workers

How do immigration restrictions serve corporate interests? How do immigration laws benefit “skilled” workers and disadvantage “unskilled” workers?

 

 

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