PUBPOL 220 | Immigrant Dreams, U.S. Realities: Immigration Policy History

Semester: Fall 2026
Meeting Times: WF 11:45AM - 1:00Pm
Modes of Inquiry: Cross-Cultural Inquiry (CCI)
Ethical Inquiry (EI)
Areas of Knowledge: Course Description:

Immigrants and immigration policy in the United States from 1850 to the present, with focus on origins and power of immigrant exclusion during three waves of migration: Northern European and Asian migrations between 1850 and 1880, Eastern European, Latin American, and Asian migrations, 1880-1920, and Latin American, African, and Asian migrations, post 1965. Immigrant roles in shaping policy debates, citizenship rights, labor movements, and American culture, past and present.