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Carol M. Swain is a professor of political science and a professor of law at Vanderbilt University. Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Professor Swain was a tenured associate professor of politics and public policy at Princeton University. Her highly acclaimed book, Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress, was named one of the seven outstanding academic books of 1994 by Library Choice Journal; received the 1994 Woodrow Wilson prize for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairs; received the Hardeman Prize for best scholarly work on Congress during 1994-95; and was the co-winner of the Key Award for the best book published on southern politics. Black Faces, Black Interests has received three U.S. Supreme Court citations. Swain's more recent books are The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration and Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism (co-authored with Russ Nieli). Professor Swain's work on representation and race relations has earned her national and international accolades. She has appeared on numerous radio and television shows including C-Span's Washington Journal, PBS's News Hour with Jim Lehrer, ABC News, Fox News Live, CNBC, Tavis Smiley Show, and National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Here and Now, and The Connection.

Explores the nuances of contemporary immigration and citizenship affecting the United States and Europe.

1. Introduction Carol M. Swain;
Part I. Philosophy and Religion:
2. The disconnect between public attitudes and policy outcomes in immigration Peter H. Schuck;
3. Carved from the inside out: immigration and America's public philosophy on citizenship Elizabeth F. Cohen;
4. A biblical perspective on immigration James R. Edwards;
5. The moral dilemma of U.S. immigration policy: open borders vs. social justice? Stephen Macedo;
Part II. Law and Policy:
6. The undocumented immigrant: contending policy approaches Linda Bosniak;
7. Good neighbors and good citizens: beyond the legal-illegal immigration debate Noah Pickus and Peter Skerry;
8. Alien rights, citizen rights, recent trends and future prospects Rogers M. Smith;
Part III. Economics and demographics:
9. The borderline madness: America's counterproductive immigration policy Douglas S. Massey;
10. Immigrant employment gains and native losses 2000-2004 Steven Camarota;
11. Economics of immigration and the course of the debate since 1994 Peter Brimelow;
12. Immigration and future population change in America Charles Westoff;
Part IV. Race:
13. The congressional black caucus and the impact of immigration on African-American unemployment Carol M. Swain;
14. Will Hispanic and Asian immigrants save America? Amitai Etzioni;
15. Strange bedfellows, unintended consequences and the curious contours of the immigration debate Jonathan Tilove;
Part V. Cosmopolitanism:
16. Work, welfare, and migration incorporation in Europe and America Randall Hansen;
17. The politics of immigration and citizenship in Europe Marc Morjé Howard;
Part VI. Concluding observations:
18. Concluding observations Nathan Glazer.