The Development of Deportation as a Federal Public Policy

• In Event: The American State's Retreat from Civil Rights

Abstract

I examine the development of policies designed to deport populations from US territory. These policies are both ideological and tactical and I argue to understand the outcomes, we need to examine both pieces. In particular, the varying capacity of government institutions has led to unexpected and unintended outcomes, sometimes aiding the policy goals and sometimes resulting in surprising civil rights victories even in the midst venomous ideological campaigns.

Authors

• Paul Frymer, Princeton University

• Susanne Schwarz, Princeton University