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The Border : Policy and Politics in Europe and the United States.

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In The Border, Martin A. Schain examines why border policies have been changing and the influence of immigration politics. Schain shows how the political process of boundary-making and enforcement has resulted in new political and legal forms and administrative organizations. Comparing France, the U...

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Main Author: Schain, Martin, 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2019.
Subjects:
Europe > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Border security > Europe.
Border security > United States.
Europe > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
Sécurité frontalière > Europe.
Sécurité frontalière > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
Border security
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Europe
United States
Electronic books.
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Summary:In The Border, Martin A. Schain examines why border policies have been changing and the influence of immigration politics. Schain shows how the political process of boundary-making and enforcement has resulted in new political and legal forms and administrative organizations. Comparing France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, he makes the counter-intuitive argument that, in a more globalized world, borders have actually become stronger. He uncovers the story of how liberal democracies have sidestepped the constraints of ""embedded liberalism, "" the limits imposed by courts and legisl.
Physical Description:1 online resource (313 pages)
ISBN:9780199938681
0199938687