Immigration [ a documentary and reference guide

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cieslik, Thomas , 1972- (Author), Felsen, David (Author), Kalaitzidis, Aki , 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press , c2009
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Immigration from Colonial times to the Revolution
  • 2. Immigration and America's expansion in the 1800s
  • 3. The great wave of immigration from 1880 to 1920 / by David Felsen
  • 4. Immigration to the United States during the the 1920s and 1930s / by Akis Kalaitzidis
  • 5. Immigration in the early postwar period
  • 6. From the quota system to the preference system
  • 7. The growing immigration debate in the 1980s and 1990s
  • 8. The response to immigration after September 11, 2001-- 9. Mexico and the U.S. immigration debate
  • 10. The security debate and immigration
  • 11. The judiciary and U.S. immigration policy
  • 12. The immigration debate and the U.S. economy
  • 13. Immigration and electoral campaign politics