Working with the underlying premise that America's founding principles continue to be important in the modern era, this work takes a conservative look at immigration. It seeks to revive the issue of republican character in the immigration debate and to elucidate the constitutional foundations of American citizenship.

Working with the underlying premise that America's founding principles continue to be vital in the modern era, Erler, Marini, and West take a conservative look at immigration, one of today's most pressing political issues. Character is the capacity to live a life befitting republican citizens is, as the Founders knew, crucial to the debate about immigration. The "Founders on Citizenship and Immigration" seeks to revive the issue of republican character in the current immigration debate and to elucidate the constitutional foundations of American citizenship.