BEAULE, ANDREW U.S. Immigration: The Origins and Evolution of Contemporary Issues and the Archite... more BEAULE, ANDREW U.S. Immigration: The Origins and Evolution of Contemporary Issues and the Architecture of Future Reform Department of Political Science, May 2014 ! ADVISOR: Tom Lobe ! In 1965, the United States Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, attempting to remove racial, religious, and cultural discrimination from the immigration system. However, the infamous act and subsequent legislation have caused unintended consequences. Illegal immigration has skyrocketed despite a massive increase in border enforcement; and Central Americans, particularly Mexicans, have become the target of racial and cultural discrimination, much like the Southern European immigrants of the early 1900s. The current immigration system still relies on the framework passed nearly 50 years ago, proving to be insufficient for contemporary United States. This thesis investigates the historical patterns in immigration legislation that have led to the contemporary issues that remain a subject of...
BEAULE, ANDREW U.S. Immigration: The Origins and Evolution of Contemporary Issues and the Archite... more BEAULE, ANDREW U.S. Immigration: The Origins and Evolution of Contemporary Issues and the Architecture of Future Reform Department of Political Science, May 2014 ! ADVISOR: Tom Lobe ! In 1965, the United States Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, attempting to remove racial, religious, and cultural discrimination from the immigration system. However, the infamous act and subsequent legislation have caused unintended consequences. Illegal immigration has skyrocketed despite a massive increase in border enforcement; and Central Americans, particularly Mexicans, have become the target of racial and cultural discrimination, much like the Southern European immigrants of the early 1900s. The current immigration system still relies on the framework passed nearly 50 years ago, proving to be insufficient for contemporary United States. This thesis investigates the historical patterns in immigration legislation that have led to the contemporary issues that remain a subject of...
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