Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective, Second Edition

In the 1990s, immigration emerged as a central issue of public policy and a driving factor in democratic elections throughout the world. Modern democracies now all face the same questions: how many immigrants to accept, what rights and special services to provide them, and how to control illegal immigration. This book provides a systematic, comparative study of immigration policy and policy outcomes in industrialized democracies. In-depth examinations of the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan have been updated for the second edition, and new chapters on Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, and South Korea have been added. Each profile addresses why certain immigration control measures were selected and why these measures usually failed to achieve their stated objectives. The discussion has been expanded to address the growing trend of migration of highly skilled professional workers, a particularly salient issue in the United States.

Table of Contents:
Contents List of Illustrations viii List of Acronyms xi Preface xv Contributors xvii I. Introduction CHAPTER 1-- Controlling Immigration: The Limits of Government Intervention 3 Wayne A. Cornelius and Takeyuki Tsuda II. Countries of Immigration: The United States, Canada, and Australia CHAPTER 2--The United States: The Continuing Immigration Debate 51 Philip L. Martin Commentaries: Gordon H. Hanson 86 Daniel J. Tichenor 91 CHAPTER 3--Canada: Immigration and Nation-Building in the Transition to a Knowledge Economy 97 Jeffrey G. Reitz Commentaries: Don J. DeVoretz 134 Harold Troper 137 CHAPTER 4--Australia: New Conflicts around Old Dilemmas 141 Stephen Castles and Ellie Vasta Commentaries: Gary P. Freeman 174 Jeannette Money 178 III. Reluctant Countries of Immigration: France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Britain CHAPTER 5--France: Republicanism and the Limits of Immigration Control 183 James F. Hollifield Commentary: Charles P. Gomes 215 CHAPTER 6--Germany: Managing Migration in the Twenty-First Century 221 Philip L. Martin Commentaries: William M. Chandler 254 Uwe Hunger 258 CHAPTER 7--The Netherlands: A Pragmatic Approach to Economic Needs and Humanitarian Considerations 263 Philip Muus Commentaries: Han Entzinger 289 Arend Lijphart 293 CHAPTER 8--Britain: From Immigration Control to Migration Management 297 Zig Layton-Henry Commentaries: Gary P. Freeman 334 Randall Hansen 338 IV. Latecomers to Immigration: Italy, Spain, Japan, and South Korea CHAPTER 9--Italy: Economic Realities, Political Fictions, and Policy Failures 345 Kitty Calavita Commentary: Christian Joppke 381 CHAPTER 10--Spain: The Uneasy Transition from Labor Exporter to Labor Importer 387 Wayne A. Cornelius Commentary: Gunther Dietz and Belen Agrela 430 CHAPTER 11--Japan: Government Policy, Immigrant Reality 439 Takeyuki Tsuda and Wayne A. Cornelius Commentary: Keiko Yamanaka 477 CHAPTER 12--South Korea: Importing Undocumented Workers 481 Dong-Hoon Seol and John D. Skrentny Commentary: Timothy C. Lim 514 Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Emigration and immigration Government policy Cross-cultural studies, Immigrants Government policy Cross-cultural studies, Human rights Cross-cultural studies