Michael C. Lemay

U.S. Immigration Policy, Ethnicity, and Religion in American History (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This invaluable resource investigates U.S. immigration policy, making connections between the ethnic and religious affiliations of immigrants and trends in immigration, both legal and unauthorized.

U.S. Immigration Policy, Ethnicity, and Religion in American History is rich with data and document excerpts that illuminate the complex relationships among ethnicity, religion, and immigration to the United States over a 200-year period.

The book uniquely organizes the flow of immigration to the United States into seven chapters covering U.S. immigration policymaking:

· the Open Door Era, 1820-1880
· the Door Ajar Era, 1880-1920
· the Pet Door Era, 1920-1950
· the Dutch Door Era, 1950-1985
· the Revolving Door Era, 1985-2001
· the Storm Door Era, 2001-2018

Each chapter analyzes trends in ethnicity or national origin and the religious affiliations of immigrant groups in relation to immigration policy during the time period covered.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216158363
• Artikelnr.: 68354062

Autorenporträt

Michael C. LeMay is professor emeritus of political science at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables and Boxes Introduction Chapter 1 An Overview of U.S. Immigration
Policy Making Introduction: The Importance of Immigration and Religion in
America The Waves of Immigration Established Religions, Newcomers, and
Religious Freedom The Six Phases of Immigration Policy Making Conclusion
Chronology References Chapter 2 The Open Door Era, 1820-1880 Introduction:
Religious Motivation in Colonial Immigration Religious Influences on Early
American Politics Religious/Ethnic Groups in the Old Immigrant Wave
Nativist Political Reaction to Changing Immigration and Their Policy
Demands Conclusion References Chapter 3 The Door Ajar Phase, 1880-1920
Introduction: The Change in Immigrant Waves The New Immigrant Wave:
Changing Flow, Changing Laws Italian Immigrants Greek Immigrants Polish
Immigrants Russian Immigrants Eastern European Jews The First
Restrictionist Laws: Attempts to Close the Golden Door The Push to Further
Close the Door, 1890-1920 Conclusion References Chapter 4 The Pet Door Era,
1920-1950 Introduction: Establishing the Quota System The Quota Act of 1921
The Immigration Quota Act of 1924 The National Origins Quota Act of 1929
The Great Depression Decade, 1930-1940 The World War II Years Hasidic
Jewish Migration and Immigration Conclusion References Chapter 5 The Dutch
Door Era, 1950-1985 Introduction: Postwar Immigration Policy The
Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 The Immigration and Nationality
Act of 1965 Exponential Rise in Unauthorized Immigration, 1970-1985
Conclusion References Chapter 6 The Revolving Door Era, 1985-2001
Introduction: Religious Trends and Policy-Development of IRCA The Push to
Formulate a Legislative Response Policy Adoption: Passing of IRCA, 1986
Split Congressional Voting Blocs Two Models of Policy Conflict Legislative
Strategies and Intent Policy Implementation: Problems with IRCA Legislative
Policy Making Post-IRCA Conclusion References Chapter 7 The Storm Door Era,
2001-2018 Introduction: Religious Trends and the Making of Fortress America
The USA Patriot Act Dissolving the INS, Creating the DHS Groupthink and
Other Problems in the Rush to Create DHS Further Actions to Build Fortress
America Legislative Proposals Introduced and Pending Since 2013 President
Trump and the Attack on Muslims and Sanctuary Cities Conclusion References
Bibliography Index