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    May 25, 2026  
American University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
American University Catalog 2025-2026

GOVT-340 Politics of Immigration in the United States (3)


This course covers immigration policy in the United States. It surveys America’s legacies of both openness and hostility to immigrants. It analyzes the roots of public opinion about immigration. The course examines the policy-making process and the linkage between mass opinion and elite behavior. Finally, it covers contemporary policy debates. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only.