Citizenship, Borders, and Human Needs

From anxiety about Muslim immigrants in Western Europe to concerns about undocumented workers and cross—border security threats in the United States, disputes over immigration have proliferated and intensified in recent years. These debates are among the most contentious facing constitutional democracies, and they show little sign of fading away.

Edited and with an introduction by political scientist Rogers M. Smith, Citizenship, Borders, and Human Needs brings together essays by leading int...