Limiting Dreams: The Politics of Refugee Caps

• In Event: Refugee Politics and Policy

Brief Overview

Refugees comprise 10% of total annual immigration to the United States. The federal government manages entrants through a cap system. We introduce and test a theory to explain how this process becomes politicized and influences migrant entry.

Authors

• Richard Sebastian Flores, University of Chicago

• Luzmarina Garcia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign