ABSTRACT This article draws on the case of the Mariana Islands, the site of two U.S. territories – Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) – to examine the development and implementation of federal immigration laws in U.S. territories. While such laws have been enforced in Guam since the early 1950s, this has only been the case in the CNMI since 2008. I show how federal legislation has evolved over time to regulate migration from Asia and neighboring Pacific Island nations, leading to the development of a range of precarious, liminal immigration statuses to meet military, tourism, and manufacturing needs.

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联邦移民法和美国帝国：追踪马里亚纳群岛的移民立法

摘要 本文以关岛和北马里亚纳群岛联邦 (CNMI) 的两个美国领土所在地马里亚纳群岛为例，研究美国领土上联邦​​移民法的制定和实施。虽然此类法律自 1950 年代初以来一直在关岛执行，但自 2008 年以来仅在北马里亚纳群岛实施。我展示了联邦立法如何随着时间的推移而演变以规范来自亚洲和邻近太平洋岛国的移民，从而导致一系列不稳定的、限制性的移民身份，以满足军事、旅游和制造业的需求。