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Title Page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Borderlands as a Religious Resource; Immigration and Some of Its Implications for Christian Identity and Doctrine; Alternately Documented Theologies; How to Shape Christian Perspectives on Immigration?; The Borderlands as a Political and Religious Reality; Borderlife and the Religious Imagination; A Tour of the Border in San Diego; Spiritualities of Social Engagement; The Borderlands as a Call to Action; The Subversive Act of Breaking Bread; A Divided Friendship: Friendship Park; Vicissitudes of the Margins; Index; Index of Bible Passages

This volume analyzes immigrant integration policies and the implications for governance in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Leading experts review recent developments in their respective countries and current public policies and programs in three categories: selection/admission, economic and social integration, and civic and political integration (including naturalization). These analyses show that the integration of immigrants is an ongoing process that extends beyond the initial years of settlement in a new country, involving the actions of different governments, non-governmental organizations and others. By examining a range of policy and governance issues from the perspective of federalism, this volume fills a gap in the literature on immigrant integration. It will interest not only academics and researchers but also political representatives and public servants concerned with these important topics.

Attitudes to immigration in France, as in most European countries, are highly stable and are in fact becoming slightly more favourable. • France has relatively negative attitudes to immigration when compared with other western European countries. • However, the French see immigration as a relatively unimportant issue affecting their country, considerably less so than other western European electorates. • The recent uptick in perceived importance of immigration in almost all western European countries has been far less pronounced in France. • The French see cultural assimilation as more important when deciding who should be allowed to immigrate than economic self-sufficiency, relative to other western European states. • Attitudes to immigration can be powerfully predicted by fundamental psychological traits, with individuals displaying openness and excitability more drawn towards pro-immigration positions and those displaying conscientiousness and concern over safety more drawn towards anti-immigration positions. • Attitudes to immigration are also powerfully predicted by broader political attitudes, such as left-right self-placement, desire for egalitarianism and desire for a strong government to secure safety. Also, individuals who are more sceptical of the motives of politicians tend to be more opposed to immigration. • Individuals living in more diverse regions and who have more ethnically diverse friends tend to hold more pro-immigration positions. • With the above variables, we can explain around 40 per cent of variation in attitudes to immigration. • Surprisingly, with the above variables taken into account, we find no direct effect of university education, parental education, nationalism, cultural supremacism, interest in politics or having lived abroad on attitudes to immigration. • Attitudes to immigration in France, it seems, are the result of deep-lying psychological differences within the electorate and are unlikely to be easily changed by exposure to new information or political campaigns.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Immigration, Culture, Gender, and the Self -- 3. Searching for Self in the New Land -- 4. Negotiating Egalitarianism -- 5. Performing Confucian Patriarchy -- 6. Fighting for Dignity and Respect -- 7. Suffering and the Resilient Self -- Appendix: Demographic Information of Subjects -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author