Immigration Reform: Law, Policy, and Action

The U.S. immigration system is widely regarded to be in need of systemic reform. This course provides students a comprehensive understanding ofvarious ways in which the immigration system could be reformed and then allows students to explore how ideas for reform can translate into actuallegislative, regulatory, or policy changes. Students will explore the structure of the immigration system in detail, determine where reforms are neededbased on specific policy goals and desired outcomes, and research which reforms would be most effective and how they could best be implemented.Students will also examine in a comparative approach various immigration systems in countries economically and demographically similar to the U.S. forpossible models of reforms. Students will write a seminar paper to satisfy the Advanced Writing Requirement.