taco 'bout it·Feb 22, 2026 The Architecture of Exclusion: A History of United States Immigration Law, Labor Control, and the Evolution of Federal Sovereignty
The historical trajectory of immigration law in the United States represents a complex intersection of economic necessity, racial ideology, and the progressive centralization of federal authority. Far from being a consistent narrative of welcoming the "huddled masses," the legal framework governing entry into the American polity has functioned as a sophisticated mechanism of demographic and...Everything·Long Reads
