Open Immigration vs. Xenophobia
Social Trust and Foreign Policy: Immigration and Law Enforcement Issues
If we look at our history of immigration concerns and legislation, one could conclude that America has been preoccupied with 4 issues:
1. From our founding days until WWII our emphasis was on maintaining our original racial and religious characteristics.
2. From WWII to the present our concern has been to maintain our ideological values of capitalism and democracy.
3. Throughout our entire history we kept our doors open to the persecuted.
4. Throughout our history we continued to stress our needs for labor and scientific know-how.
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