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Immigration A Documentary and Reference Guide

Thomas Cieslik, David Felsen, Akis Kalaitzidis

Book Code: GR4910

ISBN: 0-313-34910-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34910-2

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376 pages, figures; tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/30/2008

List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11

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Description: The uncomfortable contemporary realities of immigration, enmeshed as they are in economic, human rights, and national security issues, have once again propelled foreign immigration to the United States toward the top of the list of U.S. domestic policy concerns. Three respected authorities on immigration and international affairs here present a carefully calibrated history of U.S. immigration in primary source documents, tracing the roots of the current debate in the history of our profoundly divided and surprisingly cyclical response to foreign immigration. This book documents this national ambivalence, identifying the major waves of immigration and clarifying the ways in which the existing social and political fabric conditioned both the response to the newcomers and their prospects of eventual integration into American society. Part I introduces the historical record:

The early days of the Republic, when most immigrants arrived from northern Europe

The "most important wave of immigration to the United States in the country's history," over 1880-1920, when most immigrants arrived from Asia or from southern and eastern Europe

Virulent post-World War I anti-immigration sentiment

The World War II-era absorption of huge numbers of displaced persons fleeing the misery and devastation of Europe

Transition from a quota system to a preference system

Heightened debate in the 1980s and 1990s

The immigration policy repercussions of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
Part II takes up special issues in the contemporary immigration debate, including the security debate and immigration, immigration and the U.S. judiciary, the immigration debate and the economy, and the spectrum of public opinion on immigration revealed during the 2008 presidential election campaign.
The authors demonstrate that today's highly polarized immigration reform debate in many respects recapitulates the antagonisms and chaotic policies of the 1980s and 1990s, when Ronald Reagan's Republican administration implemented an amnesty program while the state of California adopted the punitive Proposition 187.
Paramount in today's immigration debate, however, are the homeland security concerns rendered acute by the 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City. The controversial USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 are among the documents surveyed in relation to the contemporary immigration debate.

General introduction to the historical period or thematic topic of each chapter

More than 50 documents, each with notes explaining its context and significance

Sidebars featuring historical background notes and intriguing sidelights

Further Reading lists presenting print and electronic resources recommended for further study

25 black-and-white illustrations

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I
Chapter 1 - Immigration from Colonial Times to the Revolution by David Felsen
Chapter 2 - Immigration and Americas Expansion in the 1800s by David Felsen
Chapter 3 - The Great Wave of Immigration from 1880 to 1920 by David Felsen
Chapter 4 - Immigration to the United States during the 1920s and 1930s by Akis Kalaitzidis
Chapter 5 - Immigration in the Early Post-War Period by Akis Kalaitzidis
Chapter 6 - From the Quota System to the Preference System by Akis Kalaitzidis
Chapter 7 - The Growing Immigration Debate in the 1980s and 1990s by Akis Kalaitzidis
Chapter 8 The Response to Immigration after September 11, 2001th by David Felsen
Part II
Chapter 9 - Mexico, Mexicans, and the U.S. Immigration Debate by David Felsen
Chapter 10 - The Security Debate and Immigration by Thomas Cieslik
Chapter 11 - The Judiciary and U.S. Immigration Policy by Thomas Cieslik
Chapter 12 - The Immigration Debate and the U.S. Economy by Thomas Cieslik
Chapter 13 Immigration and the 2008 Presidential Campaign of 2008 by Thomas Cieslik
Conclusion

LC Card Number: 2008029139

LCC Class: JV6465

Dewey Class: 325

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf	Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf	Greenwood Multicultural Spring 2008.pdf


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