What policies were used in the past to restrict immigration?
economics
Description
Part 1
The Trump administration has aimed to reduce immigration in the United States, using various policy initiatives to achieve these goals. Such examples include building a border wall between the United States and Mexico, revoking student visas to any students with ties to the Chinese government, executive orders to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, deportation of illegal immigrants, and proposed travel bans on Muslim-majority countries, for example.
a.) Describe a period in US history that most closely resembles the current restrictiveness of the
current Trump administration
b.) What policies were used in the past to restrict immigration?
c.) Using your knowledge of economics, identify two alternative policies that can also reduce
Mexican migration. Explain in detail how your proposed policies can reduce migration, using
economic modelling where necessary.
