Immigration in the United States has been contentious since the nation’s founding. Today’s immigration code spans over 800 pages and nearly 200 visa categories, making it overly complex and complicated. A look back at the nation’s founding immigration laws can help streamline immigration laws, reduce bureaucracy, and align policy with America’s vision for the future.
Cody Nager is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and is affiliated with its History Lab. His scholarship focuses on how interactions between the diverse people of America and the broader Atlantic region have shaped structures of racial inequality, economic development, political rights, and national identity in the United States.
Check out more from Cody Nager:
Read “Executive Power and the Alien Enemies Act” by Cody Nager here: https://www.hoover.org/research/executive-power-and-alien-enemies-act
Read “Lessons for American Immigration Policy from the Past” by Cody Nager here: https://www.hoover.org/research/lessons-american-immigration-policy-past
Read “The Immigration Puzzle” and Cody Nager’s Commentary in Stanford Magazine here: https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-immigration-puzzle#:~:text=The%20Tension%20Between%20Openness%20and%20Security
Learn more about Cody Nager here: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/cody-nager
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