The President and Immigration Law

by Adam B. Cox, Cristina M. Rodriguez Narrated by Gary Tiedemann

Overview

Who controls American immigration policy? The biggest immigration controversies of the last decade have all involved policies produced by the President¿policies such as President Obama's decision to protect Dreamers from deportation and President Trump's proclamation banning immigrants from several majority-Muslim nations. While critics of these policies have been separated by a vast ideological chasm, their broadsides have embodied the same widely shared belief: that Congress, not the President, ought to dictate who may come to the United States and who will be forced to leave.



This belief is a myth. In The President and Immigration Law, Adam B. Cox and Cristina M. Rodríguez chronicle the untold story of how, over the course of two centuries, the President became our immigration policymaker-in-chief. Diving deep into the history of American immigration policy, from founding-era disputes over deporting sympathizers with France to contemporary debates about asylum-seekers at the Southern border, they show how migration crises, real or imagined, have empowered presidents. Far more importantly, they also uncover how the Executive's ordinary power to decide when to enforce the law, and against whom, has become an extraordinarily powerful vehicle for making immigration policy.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"The President and Immigration Law is a timely myth-busting study of a subject that has divided the nation right in the middle. Taking a unique scholarly take on the subject, Adam B. Cox and Cristina M. Rodríguez argue that initially the power to conduct immigration policy belonged to Congress but Congress has slowly delegated its right to make and implement immigration policy to the White House. Their clear-eyed analysis cuts through the messy constitutional history and controversies and presents a neutral, balanced view of the issue. In addition to providing insight and unique perspectives, they also stress the importance of bringing about constitutional reform. Adam B. Cox and Cristina M. Rodríguez once again prove they are the leading authorities on immigration law and history. It is a must-read to understand the current immigration controversy." — The Washington BookReview

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176047950
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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