MEXICAN IMMIGRATION POLICY: INFORMING CHANGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER THROUGH UNDERSTANDING, COOPERATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION
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2014-06-03
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Johns Hopkins University
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Immigration has re-emerged in the United States mind frame within the last few years making it an issue of importance in any policy discussion. The unique history that the United States and Mexico have contributes to the complex and interdependent relationship that has emerged over time. That relationship creates a framework of importance within any policy discussion and brings immigration to the forefront as an issue of importance that uniquely interconnects both countries politically, socially and economically as the effects on one side always reverberate on the other. Policy reform is crucial to maintaining a concrete relationship.
Any future debate or policy reform should take into consideration the findings within this thesis for lasting successful policy reform to succeed. The often complicated relationship between the United States and Mexico make creating a clear and successful immigration policy important not only for current policy reform, but for future cooperation. A clear understanding of immigration, bilateral cooperation between both countries, and poverty reduction within Mexico are at the forefront of the key findings within this thesis that should be considered within the framework of any future policy reform. Each is of the utmost importance for successful policy reform and for overall change in immigration on both sides of the border.
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Immigration, Mexico, US-Mexican Relations, Poverty, Foreign Policy, Immigration Policy