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Introduction Introduction
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Five Barriers to Reform Five Barriers to Reform
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Political Cacophony: Elusive Problem Definition and Congressional Majorities Political Cacophony: Elusive Problem Definition and Congressional Majorities
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The Long Way Home: Prolonged Negotiation and Unpalatable Compromise The Long Way Home: Prolonged Negotiation and Unpalatable Compromise
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Implementation Failures and Inertia: Fostering Cynicism and Illegal Expansion Implementation Failures and Inertia: Fostering Cynicism and Illegal Expansion
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Asymmetries in the U.S. Immigration Debate Asymmetries in the U.S. Immigration Debate
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Bad Options: Inadequate or Unappealing Policy Solutions Bad Options: Inadequate or Unappealing Policy Solutions
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Strategic Choices: A Tale of two Presidents and Immigration Reform Strategic Choices: A Tale of two Presidents and Immigration Reform
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Ceding the Initiative: Clinton, Immigration Reform, and Cautious Opportunism Ceding the Initiative: Clinton, Immigration Reform, and Cautious Opportunism
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Mission Impossible: Bush and Immigration Reform Mission Impossible: Bush and Immigration Reform
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Obama and the Immigration Minefield Obama and the Immigration Minefield
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Conclusion: The Politics of U.S. Immigration Policy and Prospects for Comprehensive Reform Conclusion: The Politics of U.S. Immigration Policy and Prospects for Comprehensive Reform
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Notes Notes
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25 Poles Apart: The Politics of Illegal Immigration in America
Get accessDaniel J. Tichenor is the Philip H. Knight Chair of Political Science and Senior Scholar at the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon.
Marc R. Rosenblum is a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute and associate professor of political science at the University of New Orleans.
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Published:21 November 2012
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Abstract
This article analyzes the contemporary U.S. immigration policy debate. To understand why U.S. policymakers have struggled to address the nation's most significant immigration problems while immigration control measures have intensified, it identifies and examines five daunting barriers to broad reform. It considers immigration reform politics under Obama's two most immediate predecessors, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. These presidents ultimately made markedly different strategic choices on this combustible issue, with contrasting long-term implications. The article concludes by reviewing the politics of immigration policy during the first three years of the Obama administration and identifying persistent obstacles to comprehensive immigration reform.
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