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All courses numbered 500 and above are graduate courses.

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HIST 610 Immigration and Public Policy

Katz

Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)

This seminar examines the origins and consequences of immigration policy in American history. Among the topics to be discussed are the role of labor markets; the impact of globalization; the politics of exclusion; the intersection of immigration, race, and inequality; and theories of assimilation and multiculturalism. The seminar also has a workshop component centered on the exploration of primary sources related to the seminar's topics. Individual seminar sessions will be divided between these two components.

Course Syllabus (PDF)