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U.S. immigration : a reference handbook / Michael C. LeMay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LeMay, Michael C., 1941-
- Series:
- Contemporary world issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emigration and immigration law--United States.
- Emigration and immigration law.
- United States.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 283 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- US immigration
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2004]
- Contents:
- 1 U.S. Immigration Policy since 1965 1
- The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 3
- Refugee Acts 5
- The Flood of Undocumented Aliens 9
- The Crisis of Border Control 11
- Illegal Immigration, IRCA, and the Employer-Sanctions Approach 12
- The Impact of IRCA 17
- The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT) 18
- The 1996 Acts 21
- 2 Domestic Policy 31
- Amnesty and Legalization Issues for Current Undocumented Aliens 32
- Assimilation and the Incorporation of Immigrants and Their Children 36
- Asylum and Adjudication Processing Issues 45
- Border Control and Management Issues 51
- The Cost of Immigration 58
- The Guest-Worker Issue 60
- Restructuring the INS 63
- 3 Global Issues 73
- Amnesty, or "Regularization," Issues 73
- Control of Illegal Immigration 75
- Global Refugee Issues 78
- Border-Management Issues 81
- Migration and Development Issues 83
- The Economics of Emigration 86
- Regional Approaches to Migration Issues 87
- The Open-Door Era: Foundation-1880 93
- The Door-Ajar Era: 1880-1920 94
- The Pet-Door Era: 1920-1965 97
- The Revolving-Door Era: 1965-2001 100
- The Storm-Door Era? 2001-Present 105
- 6 Key Laws and Court Cases 129
- The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 129
- Immigration Act of November 2, 1966, to Adjust the Status of Cuban Refugees 133
- Afroyim v. Rusk, 1967 134
- Proclamation of the President of the United States of America, November 6, 1968, Multilateral Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 137
- Mathews v. Santiago Diaz et al., 1976 139
- Amendment to the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 (1976) 140
- The Refugee Act of 1980 142
- Executive Summary Recommendations of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, 1981 145
- INS v. Chadha et al., 1983 147
- Jean et al. v. Nelson, 1985 148
- The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 149
- The Immigration Act of 1990 155
- California's Proposition 187 (1994) 161
- LULAC et al. v. Pete Wilson et al., 1995 166
- Immigration Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 168
- Immigration-Related Provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 170
- Immigration Provisions of the Omnibus Spending Bill, 1996 172
- Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE) of 2000 174
- Child Citizenship Act of 2000 175
- USA Patriot Act of 2001 176
- Homeland Security Act of 2002 177
- 7 Directory of Agencies and Organizations 181
- U.S. Government Agencies and Organizations 182
- International Agencies and Organizations 187
- U.S. Advocacy Organizations 190
- U.S. Research Centers and Think Tanks 204.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1851095438
- 1851095489
- OCLC:
- 53123557
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