ABSTRACT
While this laissez-faire philosophy represents a gain for core liberal principles, I argue in part two that it may also reflect reduced social solidarity and contribute to the vitriolic conflicts over immigration that are now waged regularly at the local, state, and federal level. Ultimately, the US approach to naturalization and the integration of immigrants may even reflect and contribute to the rise of new political divisions based on immigrants and citizens’ complicated national and global commitments. In the final part of this essay,
