Temporary Workers or Future Citizens? Japanese and U.S. Migration Policies

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List of Tables and Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors -PART 1: INTRODUCTION - Opposing Visions: Migration and Citizenship Policies in Japan and the United States M.Weiner - PART 2: THE CHALLENGE OF MIGRANT INCORPORATION IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES - Historical Conditions in the United States for Assimilating Immigrants R.Ueda - The Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States N.Glazer - A History of Japanese Emigration and Immigration, 1860s-1990s M.Tsuchida - The Challenge of Incorporating Foreigners in Japan: 'Ethnic Japanese' and 'Sociological Japanese' T.Kajita - PART 3: DO JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES NEED MIGRANTS? - Does Japan Need Immigrants? K.Koshiro - The Economic Consequences of Immigration: The United States and Japan B.Chiswick - PART 4: RIGHTS AND BENEFITS - Japanese Policies on the Rights and Benefits of Foreign Workers, Residents and Illegals T.Hanami - The Legal Rights of Citizens and Aliens in the United States P.H.Schuck - PART 5: GERMANY'S MIGRATION POLICIES THROUGH AMERICAN AND JAPANESE EYES - What We Can Learn from the German Experiences Concerning Foreign Labour Y.Iguchi - The Perils and Promise of Pluralism: Lessons from the German Case for Japan T.U.Berger - PART 6: CONTROLLING MIGRATION - Japan's Dilemma: Can International Migration be Controlled? Y.Kuwahara - Appearances and Realities: Controlling Illegal Immigration in the United States W.R.Cornelius - PART 7: REFUGEE AND ASYLUM POLICIES - Japan's Responses to Refugees and Political Asylum-Seekers I.Takeda - US Responses to Refugees and Asylum-Seekers' M.Teitelbaum - Index