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Immigration Nation

This has been a dramatic week, we’ve had major financial shocks amid a boisterous presidential campaign, so I thought I’d close the week by returning to one of the traditional themes of the U.S. role in the world, that of welcome new home for immigrants. This video from NBC News highlights the future of legal immigration and notes that although immigration patterns are changing and this will change the demographic makeup of America, the history of immigration assures us that our new citizens will contribute their dynamism and creativity to our common culture.

 

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Joel Davis

Joel Davis is the Director of Online Services at the International Studies Association in Tucson, Arizona. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he received his B.A. in Political Science and Master's degree in International Relations. He has lived in the UK, Italy and Eritrea, and his travels have taken him to Canada, Brazil, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Greece.

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State Department; Diplomacy; US Aid; and Alliances.

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