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Immigration policy is never simply about meeting labor market needs or otherwise satisfying economic requirements. While economic priorities are often the central drivers of policy, immigration—indeed, international migration of any kind—is always also about claims to membership in a political community
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Notes
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Also see Hahamovitch (2003).
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The literature on social capital is massive and we dare not enter into a discussion of it here. Suffice it to say that the very general definition used here seeks to do justice to competing views. For background, discussion, and critique see Schuler et al. (2001).
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Social cohesion is a similarly vexing concept. For a critical review and discussion of its myriad uses see Portes and Vickstrom (2011).
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For a review of this debate see Skeldon (2009).
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For a discussion of liberal-democratic states’ approaches to “unwanted immigration,” see Joppke (1998).
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On the importance of veto players in politics and policy making, see Tsebelis (1995).
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For a notable exception, see Cerna (2009).
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This theme is at the center of Anna Gradek’s very interesting PhD dissertation, presently being completed at the University of Toronto.
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Triadafilopoulos, T., Smith, C.D. (2013). Introduction. In: Triadafilopoulos, T. (eds) Wanted and Welcome?. Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0082-0_1
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