A. Wroe

The Republican Party and Immigration Politics

From Proposition 187 to George W. Bush

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the 1990s backlash against illegal immigrants. Wroe explains why many Americans turned against immigration, looking at the origins of California's Proposition 187 and its wider political implications.

Produktdetails

• Studies of the Americas
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-37011-5
• 1st ed. 2008
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9781349370115
• ISBN-10: 1349370118
• Artikelnr.: 45081468

Autorenporträt

Andrew Wroe is Lecturer in Politics, University of Kent.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Learning from History The Early Politicization of the Illegal Immigration Issue The Increasing Salience of Illegal Immigration and the Qualification of Proposition 187 The Campaign The Judicial Death of Proposition 187 The Legislative Revival of Proposition 187 The GOP, Electoral Strategy, and Latino Participation: The Irony of Immigrant Politics