Immigration and Ethnicity

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The newest wave of immigration has not only transformed the demographic composition of the United States, but has also reshaped the nature of politics and policy. The transformation of the population as a result of immigration has also significantly altered the relevance of ethnicity. We will therefore also consider the consequences of immigration for American ethnic minorities. Drawing on a variety of perspectives and readings in American and Comparative Politics, this course will focus on the critical normative and academic questions in political science regarding immigration and ethnicity. In particular, we will focus on immigration policy, attitudes towards immigrants, immigrants' experiences with the immigration and naturalization process, and immigrant and ethnic minority (social and political) incorporation.