This paper examines the determinants of the U.S. House of Representatives 1996 vote on the "The Immigration in the National Interest Act." Public choice theory suggests that the voting behavior of legislators is affected by the interests of their constituencies, special interest politics, and by...

This paper examines the U.S. textile industry's quest for import restraints. It considers significant legislation and voting patterns in Congress during the last decades of the 20th century. The following is an abridged version of the paper presented at the 12th International Conference,...