Immigration, in particular asylum, was ranked as the top contemporary challenge to the maintenance of European Union. On the other side of the Atlantic, immigration, especially irregular inflows have been at the forefront of the electoral debate for the 2016 presidential elections in the United States of America (USA). Against this background, this panel will assess the similarities and divergences across the immigration politics and policy of European states and the USA. This panel welcomes comparative proposals that explore issues regarding immigration policy like: the strategies of the USA and European to compete in the global market for highly skilled immigrants? On the other hand, what is the impact of family reunion in the host societies on the two sides of the Atlantic? At a time of global refugee crisis, how have these two geopolitical entities responded to the challenges posed by the increase of asylum seeking? Regarding irregular immigration and integration policies, to what extent the approaches of the EU member-states diverge from the American experience? From an immigration politics perspective, to what extent has the radical right influenced the policy preferences of mainstream parties and national governments in the USA and in Europe. Alternatively, what was the impact of immigration on electoral politics of mainstream parties across the two continents? In short, the panel welcomes papers of qualitative, quantitative or mixed character that compare either/both the immigration politics and policy in the USA and in Europe.