Immigration Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany Negotiating Membership and Remaking the Nation

The authors are two of the most innovative and refreshing thinkers on migration and integration policy worldwide. What makes this book extraordinary is its nuanced evaluation of historical and contemporary migration policies, including all the ambivalence and contradictions that have accompanied these policy debates in Germany. The book also distills the positive paradigm of change that has recently emerged; it identifi es new opportunities and unsolved challenges in German migration and integration policies. With this book, the authors have made a timely and very important contribution to understanding the root causes and key challenges to immigration reform in the Federal Republic of Germany.A" * Rita Sussmuth, Chair of the EU High Level Group on Social Integration of Ethnic Minorities and their full Participation in the Labor Market,A" former Chair of Germany's Independent Immigration Commission, and former President of the German Federal Parliament. "...[T]he most authoritative and comprehensive study ever written on German immigration, citizenship and asylum policies. It offers a fresh view on well and less well known facts interpreted and put into perspective by two well known scholars of international migration policy." * Rainer Munz, Senior Fellow at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics This masterful, comprehensive, and incisive book lets us know how the largest and richest country in Europe has struggled to balance its commitment to its national character with the inevitability of migration-driven change. It is the definitive analysis of this vexing policy arena in Germany.A" * John Mollenkopf, Director, Center for Urban Research & Distinguished Professor, Political Science and Sociology, CUNY This is a very timely and important book, and will provide immigration scholars on both sides of the Atlantic a clear understanding of developments related to immigration and integration policy in Germany. The authors' pragmatic and critical approach addresses the years that Germany spent in denial of its status as a country of immigration and the impact this had on policy development. Germany is a key player in the European Union, and developments there will deeply impact developments related to immigration policy at the EU level.A" * Terri E. Givens, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin