title: Immigration policy in a global economy.
abstract: The author discusses trends in immigration policy making. "The state has been transformed by the growth of a transnational economic system.  Because immigration policy is deeply rooted in state sovereignty, it is critical to examine the implications of global transformations as national legal innovation lags behind systemic change." Sections are included on the state and the new economic regime, constraint on states' policy making, and when different regimes intersect.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sassen
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007391:International Cooperation; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy
keywords: Demographic Factors; Economic Development; Economic Factors; International Cooperation; International Migration; Migration; Migration Policy; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; World