Susan F. Martin

A Nation of Immigrants

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This well-reasoned analysis of controversial immigration issues is for academics, policymakers, and the public alike. The book traces the historical roots of current policy debates and opinions and evaluates competing models of immigration. It concludes with recommendations for reforming US immigration policies to better serve national interests.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781108820592
• ISBN-10: 110882059X
• Artikelnr.: 60551743

Autorenporträt

Susan F. Martin is the Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita in International Migration at Georgetown University. She directed the US Commission on Immigration Reform from 1992 -1997. Her books include Refugee Women (2004), A Nation of Immigrants (2010), and International Migration: Evolving Trends from the Early Twentieth Century to the Present (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. 'Gentlemen, Tradesmen, Serving-men, Libertines'
3. 'A City upon the Hill'
4. 'The Seed of the Nation'
5. Immigration and the Formation of the Republic
6. Building a Nation: 1830-1880
7. The Golden Door: 1880-1917
8. The Triumph of Restrictionism: 1882-1924
9. Turning Inward: 1924-1964
10. 'A Nation of Immigrants': 1965-1994
11. A Nation of Refuge
12. The Pennsylvania Model at Risk: 1993-2009
13. Executive Action and Immigration
14. Looking Ahead.