{"product_id":"anatomy-of-a-public-policy-michael-c-lemay-9780275949020","title":"Anatomy of a Public Policy: The Reform of Contemporary American Immigration Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeMay offers an insightful examination of the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and the Immigration Act of 1990. Using the enactment of immigration policy reform--the most substantial since 1965--he illustrates the various stages of the public policy process. He shows how problems, such as the illegal alien influx, become perceived of as public problems and get on the policy agenda of government. He illustrates the interaction of interest groups and political leadership in the branches of government in the formulation and enactment of policy reform. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy examining this area of public policy--one rich in human interest as well as substantive importance to American politics and public policy--LeMay provides useful insights into the policy process, Congressional decision-making, and the complexity of regulatory policy. This book will be of value to scholars of the immigration process, lawyers and practitioners involved in immigration, students of Congressional decision-making and of the public policy process, and general readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael C. Lemay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275949028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275949020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.57h x 6.38w x 0.84d","brand":"Michael C. Lemay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517283709183,"sku":"9780275949020","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_174ff1d4-3a0c-43de-b49f-cd597678a235.jpg?v=1778731116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anatomy-of-a-public-policy-michael-c-lemay-9780275949020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}