| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Ch. 1 | Whose Constitution? | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | The Open Borders Myth and the Lost Century of American Immigration Law | 19 |
| Ch. 3 | Constitutional Limits on Immigration Regulation in the First Century: Federalism Objections | 44 |
| Ch. 4 | The Rights of Alien Friends within the United States | 52 |
| Ch. 5 | The Geographical Scope of the Constitution | 72 |
| Ch. 6 | Rights beyond Our Borders | 97 |
| Ch. 7 | Crossing the Border | 118 |
| Ch. 8 | Limits of the Polity: Political Rights of Immigrants in the United States | 139 |
| Ch. 9 | Limits of the Nation: Birthright Citizenship and Undocumented Children | 165 |
| Ch. 10 | Conclusion | 188 |
| Notes | 191 |
| Index | 277 |
