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International Relations, Domestic Politics, and Asylum Admissions in the United States

Idean Salehyan

University of North Texas, Denton

Marc R. Rosenblum

University of New Orleans, Louisiana

What explains variation in U.S. asylum approval rates across countries of origin? Previous research has found that humanitarian factors and diplomatic relations play an important role in shaping asylum decisions. This article examines the impact of domestic politics. The authors find that media and congressional attention play an important role in influencing how the executive branch makes enforcement decisions. Popular attention to asylum increases the importance of humanitarian concerns relative to instrumental factors. The effect of congressional attention depends on whether asylum is seen as an enforcement or humanitarian issue. The importance of these factors has also changed over time.

Key Words: immigration policy • asylum • executive-legislative relations • domestic sources of foreign policy • U.S. foreign policy

This version was published on March 1, 2008

Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 1, 104-121 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1065912907306468
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