Race and Immigration Policy

2 credits · Law School

Examination of the role race has played since the birth of the United States in driving immigration policy in terms of who is permitted to enter and who is targeted for detention and removal. Topics include Chinese Exclusion Act, national origin quota system, Japanese internment, Bracero program, post-9/11 registration, expansion of immigration enforcement through the criminal justice system, border policy, and narratives constructed around Latinx, Black, Asian, and White immigration. Analysis of roles Congress, executive branch, courts, and the public have played in creating and responding to policies. Engagement with documentary material through blog posts and a substantive research paper.