%0 Journal Article
%T When Policy Meets Politics:  An Analysis of U.S. Immigration Issues, 1998-2018
%A Pula, James S.
%J Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora
%V 2019 (XLV)
%R 10.4467/25444972SMPP.19.035.11077
%N Vol. 3 (173)
%P 93-118
%K immigration policy, public opinion, chain migration, diversity visa lottery, family reunification, immigration act, immigration reform, Simpson-Mazzoli, DACA, illegal immigration., Immigration
%@ 2081-4488
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/smpp/article/when-policy-meets-politics-an-analysis-of-u-s-immigration-issues-1998-2018
%X 
	International migration is a major issue in many parts of the world today. In the United States, with its history of immigration, it has been a recurring theme in political discussion for over two centuries. This article addresses three issues: (1) providing data to establish the size, composition, and recent trends in immigration to the U.S. today, (2) a review of 2018 U.S. public opinion polls on immigration, and (3) an interpretation of why a subject where most Americans generally agree has caused protracted emotional and divisive debates over the past two decades.