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The new nativism : Proposition 187 and the debate over immigration / Robin Dale Jacobson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobson, Robin Dale.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Noncitizens--Government policy--California--Public opinion.
- Noncitizens.
- Immigration opponents--California.
- Immigration opponents.
- Public opinion--California.
- Public opinion.
- Illegal immigration.
- California--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Public opinion.
- California.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minn. ; London : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examining the dynamics of the Proposition 187 political battle, The New Nativism questions racism as the motivating factor for political action both at the time and in the high-stakes, hotly contested immigration debates of today. Moving beyond inflammatory headlines and polarizing rhetoric, Jacobson reveals that it is not so much prejudice but the very act of defining race that lies at the center of modern American politics.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the legacy of Proposition 187
- Bridging race
- Color-blind conservatism and racial realism : two sides of the same coin
- Criminalizing Mexican migration
- Economic citizenship : dependency and the White American work ethic
- Assimilation and civilization : language, trash, and power
- Population and hyperreproductivity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0816656606
- OCLC:
- 476167520
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