Books by Michael C. LeMay

The Gatekeepers examines the politics and policy of immigration in six countries: the United States, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Israel, and Venezuela.

An expert examination of U.S. immigration law and its various reforms from 1965 to the present. U.S. Immigration: A Reference Handbook is an authoritative, timely, and balanced review of immigration law in the United States.

National security has always been an integral consideration in immigration policy, never more so than in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

An examination of the process of public policy enactment in the United States. The author uses the example of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, to illustrate the interaction of public interest groups and government in the formulation and enactment of policy reform.

Most policy books confine their historical discussions to a relatively short time frame. This book offers a long-term historical analysis of American immigration policy. In addition, the book describes the four distinct phases of U.S. immigration policy since 1820, why these shifts occurred, and their impact on decisions being made today.