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Immigration and American Democracy (Paperback)

By: Robert Koulish (Author)

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What can immigration policy and civil society groups' activity in this arena tell us about the health of democracy in the United States? In this book, Robert Koulish examines how immigration has assumed "canary in the coal mine" status for the health of American democracy. While immigration embodies America's rhetorical commitment to democracy, it also showcases abysmal failures in democratic practice. Immigration and American Democracy examines these failures in terms of excessive executive powers circumventing the constitution, privatization, and right-wing subversion of local democracy.

In the post-911 context, a confluence of events, opportunities, and infrastructure have coalesced around immigration control policy. As an outcome, abusive executive powers-many delegated to private actors-are manifested every day in and around data collection, spying, detention, and exclusion/deportation hearings, allowing the executive branch to exploit a loophole in constitutional jurisdiction that ties immigration control to the doctrine of sovereignty rather than to the constitution. The practice of privatization furthers this leviathan immigration state by clamping down on civil liberties without having to oblige the courts.

Ultimately, Koulish examines the contested terrain between democratic and undemocratic forces in the immigration policy domain and concludes with recommendations for how democratic forces might well still win out.

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