The diminishing prospects for legal immigration -- The best and brightest : where has all the talent gone? -- The rise of the administrative state -- Race and the shaping of u.s. immigration policy -- The economic impact of closed borders -- The Department of Homeland Security -- Enforcement: arguments and misconceptions -- The edict of non-reviewability -- Why no one wants immigration reform -- Prescriptions to fix the mess
Summary
Behind the Green Card explodes the innumerable myths and bogeymen that obscure the reality of US immigration policy. Blinded by misguided 'national security interests, ' the United States has codified a series of unworkable and irresponsible laws which make this country weaker, poorer and less secure than ever. Through the elimination of both a huge marketplace and enormous supply of labor, the US struggles to regain economic growth while other developed nations, through sensible immigration policies, forge ahead
