3219 - Immigration Policy and the Dilemmas of Justice in the Age of Trump

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

This session will explore the how the sociology of migration can illuminate the sources of Trump’s success in shifting the ideological and political terrain of the immigration debate. The panelists will highlight the ways in which population movements across state boundaries are a source of both international integration and national disintegration, producing conflicts over the number, characteristics, and rights of immigrants from which pose significant political challenges for liberal societies.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Session

Session Organizer

• Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, University of Southern California

Presider

• Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, University of Southern California

Individual Presentations

• Expanding Sanctuary: Decriminalization and Resistance in the Trump Era - Amada Armenta

• The Illiberal Turn: Immigration and the Paradox of American Sovereignty in the Age of Trump - Rick A. Baldoz, Oberlin College

• U.S. Immigration and Border Policies: A Series of Unfortunate Events - Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University

• Dis-Inegrating Nation: The Impossible Politics of Immigration - Roger Waldinger, Univ of California-Los Angeles