Assignment Task:
American migration policy has evolved throughout the 20th Century and the first two decades of the 21st Century. The changing policy reflects the evolving political economy of the United States, the change in the balance of power between classes and changing political alliances, the transformation of the role of the state in the economy, race relations, criminal justice reform, war and peace, and globalization.
You are asked to present a comprehensive analysis of the political economy of the US migration policy during the following periods. Your answer must include all the economic, political, and social changes that influenced the migration policy in the chosen period.
A) The Bracero Program
B) The Reagan Presidency - The Beginning of The Great Divide