The Declaration of Independence and Inmigration 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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: White, Kenneth Michael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Memoria Institucional CISAN, Repositorio Institucional, UNAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ru.micisan.unam.mx:123456789/19745
Acceso en línea:https://ru.micisan.unam.mx/handle/123456789/19745
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA
Sociology
Political science
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immigration
political philosophy
declaration of Independence
American founding
American government
Inmigración
filosofía política
declaración de independencia
fundación de América
gobierno estadunidense
Sociología
Ciencia política
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Sumario: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 debate in the United States gets an infusion of what Thomas Paine called "common sense".