The politics of immigration in France, Britain, and the United States
Subtitle: a comparative study
By: Martin Schain.
Series: Perspectives in comparative politics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: France -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; France -- Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects; Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects
Description: This book argues that although labour market needs have been an important element in the development of immigration policy, they have been filtered through a political process, the politics of immigration. The book explores the relation between policy and politics in France, the UK, and the US.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : immigration policy and the politics of immigration, the problem; title: The development of immigration policy in France; title: Immigration policy in France : mode d'emploi; title: Politics and immigration policy in France; title: The development of immigration policy in Britain; title: Immigration policy in Britain : how can we understand it?; title: The politics of immigration in Britain; title: The development of immigration policy in the United States; title: Understanding immigration policy in the United States; title: The politics of immigration in the United States; title: Conclusion.