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International Immigration Policy This page intentionally left blank International Immigration Policy: A Theoretical and Comparative Analysis Eytan Meyers INTERNATIONALIMMIGRATIONPOLICY © Eytan Meyers,2004. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2004 978-0-312-23143-9 All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave MacmillanLtd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-38606-2 ISBN 978-1-4039-7837-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403978370 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Meyers,Eytan International immigration policy :a theoretical and comparative analysis / by Eytan Meyers. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0–312–23143–1 1.Emigration and immigration—Government policy.2.Immigrants— Government policy.3.Illegal aliens—Government policy.4.Refugees— Government policy.5.Asylum,Right of.I.Title. JV6271.M49 2004 325’.1—dc22 2003058845 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:April,2004 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Dedicated to my grandmother Dr. Rose Mushin, a woman ahead of her time This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 A Theory of Immigration Policy 5 Chapter 2 Immigration Policies of the United States 27 Chapter 3 Immigration Policies of Britain 63 Chapter 4 Immigration Policies of the Netherlands 85 Chapter 5 Immigration Policies of Germany 121 Chapter 6 Global Patterns in Immigration Control Policy 173 Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions 199 Notes 227 Bibliography 259 Index 279 This page intentionally left blank List of Figures and Tables Figures 1.1 The dual impact of wars on immigration policy 14 7.1 The factors determining similarities and differences between immigration control policies of various receiving countries 225 Tables 1.1 The socioeconomic and foreign policy factors influencing immigration policy 23 4.1 The Netherlands: immigration and emigration by people born in the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, and Surinam, 1995–2001 108 4.2 The Netherlands: unemployment rate, number of asylum seekers, and immigration control policy, 1980–2001 115 5.1 East European program workers in Germany, 1991–1999 146 6.1 Countries of origin of asylum seekers per selected European destination country in 1999 184 6.2 A comparison of U.S. trade and immigration control policies 191 6.3 The choice between temporary and permanent dissimilar immigration according to population-to-land ratios 196
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