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Mae M. Ngai

Mae M. Ngai is Professor of History and Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies at Columbia University and author of Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America.

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The Lost Immigration Debate

Border control did not always dictate immigration policy.

Mae M. Ngai

Forum Responses

Response: The Case for Amnesty — Forum Response

Joseph Carens offers a persuasive case for granting amnesty to unauthorized migrants. He argues that liberal democracies should acknowledge the social ties that migrants establish over time, which make them de facto...
Mae M. Ngai

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