Immigration Policy in an Era of Globalization
May 19–20, 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University

All countries in the world today face the reality of controlling or managing migration. The dilemmas of control are especially acute in the advanced industrial democracies where economic pressures push for openness to migration while political, legal and security concerns argue for greater control. How do the major immigrant-receiving countries cope with this dilemma?

This conference brought together leading scholars of immigration, integration and citizenship from over a dozen OECD countries and the EU.

Conference organizers:

• James Hollifield, director of the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University
• Philip Martin, chair of the Comparative Immigration and Integration Program at the University of California
• Pia Orrenius, research officer and senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Topics of Discussion

Nations of Immigrants
In settler nations like the United States, Canada and Australia, immigration is part of the founding ideal. But these and other such nations must address key issues, such as how many immigrants to admit, from where, and with what status.

Countries of Immigration
Immigration has long been a fact of life in Europe, but it is not part of the founding ideal. Germans, for example, emigrated across the globe as early as the 17th century; but in the 20th century, Germany became a country of immigration, facing the same issues as traditional settler nations.

Late Comers
With rapid industrialization, economic growth and democratization in Southern Europe and East Asia, a new group of nations has become immigrant destinations. How have these countries managed this quick transition, and are they as welcoming of newcomers as settler nations?

About the Speakers

Agenda and Presentations

Thursday, May 19
7:30 a.m.	Registration and breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Remarks:	Harvey Rosenblum Executive Vice President and Director of Research Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
8:45 a.m.	Introduction
	Presentation:	Immigration Policy in an Era of Globalization Jim Hollifield Southern Methodist University
	Commentary:	Marc Rosenblum Congressional Research Service Conceptual Challenges and Contemporary Trends in Immigration Control Tom K. Wong University of California, Riverside
9:30 a.m.	Nations of Immigrants: United States
	Chair:	Francisco Alba El Colegio de México
	Presentation:	U.S.: Continued Immigration, Continued Controversy Phillip L. Martin University of California, Davis
	Commentary:	Daniel J. Tichenor University of Oregon
10:45 a.m.	Nations of Immigrants: Canada
	Chair:	Caroline Brettell Southern Methodist University
	Paper Presentation:	Presentation Jeffrey G. Reitz University of Toronto
	CommentarY:	Why Is Canada Exceptional? Irene Bloemraad University of California, Berkeley Leslie Seidle Institute for Research on Public Policy
Noon	Keynote Lunch: George Borjas, JFK School, Harvard University
1:30 p.m.	Nations of Immigrants: Australia
	Chair:	Mark Wynne Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
	Paper Presentation:	Australia: a Classical Immigration Country in Transition Stephen Castles University of Sydney
	Commentary:	Gary Freeman University of Texas at Austin
2:25 p.m.	Countries of Immigration: Germany and the Netherlands
	Chair:	Thomas Osang Southern Methodist University
		Germany
	Presentation:	Germany: Managing Migration in the 21st Century Terri Givens University of Texas at Austin Germany: Managing Migration in the 21st Century Phillip L. Martin University of California, Davis
	Commentary:	Migration and Social Stability: the Case of Germany Dietrich Thränhardt University of Münster Jakob Köllhofer German-American Institute
		Netherlands
	Presentation:	The Netherlands Consociationalism and Contention in a Migration State Willem Maas York University
	Commentary:	The Dutch Case:A Confused and Contradictory People Irene Bloemraad University of California, Berkeley
4:15 p.m.	Adjourn
Friday, May 20
7:30 a.m.	Registration and breakfast
8:15 a.m.	Countries of Immigration: France and the U.K.
	Chair:	Pierre Grandjouan Consul General of France Houston, Texas
		France
	Presentation:	James F. Hollifield Southern Methodist University
	Commentary:	Commentary Slides Catherine Wihtol de Wenden Centre for International Studies and Research Commentaries on the French Case Patrick Simon National Institute for Demographic Studies
		U.K.
	Presentation:	Paradigm and Policy Shifts: British Immigration Policy 1997–2011 Randall Hansen University of Toronto
	Commentary:	Alexander Betts University of Oxford
10:30 a.m.	Countries of Immigration: Scandinavia and Switzerland
	Chair:	Idean Salehyan University of North Texas
		Scandinavia
	Presentation:	Governing Immigration in Advanced Welfare States: The Scandinavian Case Grete Brochmann University of Oslo
	Commentary:	Comments on "Governing Immigration in Advanced Welfare States: The Scandinavian Case" Eskil Wadensjö Stockholm University
		Switzerland
	Presentation:	Switzerland: A Country of Immigration contre-coeur? Gianni D’Amato University of Neuchâtel
	Commentary:	European Societies and Migrations—Risks and Gains Dietrich Thränhardt University of Münster
Noon	Keynote Lunch: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization Pia Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
1:30 p.m.	Latecomers: Italy and Spain
	Chair:	Luigi Manzetti Southern Methodist University
		Italy
	Presentation:	Political  Parties  and  Italian  Immigration  Policy,  1990–2010 Ted Perlmutter Columbia University
	Commentary:	Giuseppe Sciortino University of Trento
		Spain
	Presentation:	Spain: The Uneasy Transition from Labor Exporter to Importer, and to Importer/ Exporter of Labor Miryam Hazán Demos
	Commentary:	Enrique Álvarez Conde Rey Juan Carlos University
3:15 p.m.	Latecomers and the EU: Japan, South Korea, and EU
	Chair	Hiroki Takeuchi Southern Methodist University
		Japan and South Korea
	Presentation:	Immigration Control and Immigrant Incorporation in Japan and Korea Erin Aeran Chung Johns Hopkins University
	Commentary:	Dietrich Thränhardt University of Münster Midori Okabe Sophia University
		European Union
	Presentation:	The European Union: Re-making European Migration Policy and Politics? Andrew Geddes University of Sheffield
	Commentary:	Immigration Politics in the European Union Gallya Lahav State University of New York at Stony Brook Alexander Betts University of Oxford
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn