The Declaration of Independence and Immigration in the United States of America
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, and immigration policy has always been controversial. The history of immigration in the United States is contrasted in this article with a normative standard of naturalization (immigration policy) based on the Declaration of Independence. The...
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| description | The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, and immigration policy has always been controversial. The history of immigration in the United States is contrasted in this article with a normative standard of naturalization (immigration policy) based on the Declaration of Independence. The current immigration debate fits within a historical pattern that pits an unrestricted right of immigration (the left) against exclusive, provincial politics (the right). Both sides are simultaneously correct and incorrect. A moderate policy on immigration is possible if the debate in the United States gets an infusion of what Thomas Paine called "common sense". |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d482b8e25fb84d718a49fef7b844f7f12025-08-20T01:51:19ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoNorteamérica1870-35502448-72282011-12-016310.22201/cisan.24487228e.2011.3.151The Declaration of Independence and Immigration in the United States of AmericaKenneth Michael White0Kennesaw State UniversityThe United States has always been a nation of immigrants, and immigration policy has always been controversial. The history of immigration in the United States is contrasted in this article with a normative standard of naturalization (immigration policy) based on the Declaration of Independence. The current immigration debate fits within a historical pattern that pits an unrestricted right of immigration (the left) against exclusive, provincial politics (the right). Both sides are simultaneously correct and incorrect. A moderate policy on immigration is possible if the debate in the United States gets an infusion of what Thomas Paine called "common sense".https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/151Immigrationpolitical philosophyDeclaration of IndependenceAmerican foundingAmerican government. |
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