The Comparative Politics of Immigration: Policy Choices in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the United States (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Cambridge University Press, 3/11/2021
EAN 9781107146648, ISBN10: 110714664X
Hardcover, 240 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Many governments face similar pressures surrounding the hotly debated topic of immigration. Yet, the disparate ways in which policy makers respond is striking. The Comparative Politics of Immigration explains why democratic governments adopt the immigration policies they do. Through an in-depth study of immigration politics in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the United States, Antje Ellermann examines the development of immigration policy from the postwar era to the present. The book presents a new theory of immigration policymaking grounded in the political insulation of policy makers. Three types of insulation shape the translation of immigration preference into policy: popular insulation from demands of the unorganized public, interest group insulation from the claims of organized lobbies, and diplomatic insulation from the lobbying of immigrant-sending states. Addressing the nuances in immigration reforms, Ellermann analyzes both institutional factors and policy actors' strategic decisions to account for cross-national and temporal variation.
1. Introduction
2. Theorizing immigration policy
veto points and the insulation logics of policy arenas
3. The making of Swiss immigration policy
explaining permanent and temporary economic admissions
4. The making of German immigration policy
explaining permanent and temporary economic admissions
5. The making of Canadian immigration policy
explaining economic and family admissions
6. The making of U.S. immigration policy
explaining economic and family admissions
7. Conclusion