Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The complex landscape of immigration policy and politics
  • Immigration and politics: Explaining outcomes
  • Histories of immigration politics: The United States, formed by immigration
  • Histories of immigration politics: Britain and France, from colonies to immigrants
  • Histories of immigration: Germany and newer countries of immigration
  • Party politics: Left vs. Right competition on immigration policy
  • The politics of labor migration: From farm workers to highly skilled
  • Citizenship: Nation building and recognition
  • Immigrant integration: From migrant to settler
  • Conclusion: The ongoing dynamics of immigration politics.