Opening the Floodgates : : Why America Needs to Rethink its Borders and Immigration Laws / / Kevin R. Johnson.
Seeking to re-imagine the meaning and significance of the international border, Opening the Floodgates makes a case for eliminating the border as a legal construct that impedes the movement of people into this country.Open migration policies deserve fuller analysis, as evidenced by President Barack...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2007] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical America ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 A Call for Truly Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- 2 A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Law and Enforcement
- 3 Bordering on the Immoral: The Moral Consequences of the Current System of Immigration Regulation
- 4 The Economic Benefits of Liberal Migration of Labor Across Borders
- 5 Why Open Borders Are Good for All Americans
- 6 The Inevitability of Permeable Borders
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author