Americans in waiting : the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States / Hiroshi Motomura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motomura, Hiroshi, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--United States.

Immigrants.

Citizenship--United States.

Citizenship.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

America is unquestionably a nation of immigrants. And yet throughout its history the practicalities of immigration have inspired more questions than consensus. Who should be admitted? What should the path to citizenship be? Despite national security concerns over enemies penetrating our borders, the number of foreign-born people living in the United States grew to 35 million in 2005, an all-time high. A coherent and rational immigrant policy is more necessary than ever. In Americans in Waiting, Hiroshi Motomura discovers in our national past a simple yet powerful approach to immigration and ci

Contents:

Introduction: immigrants in America

Contract and classical immigration law

Promises, promises

All persons within the territorial jurisdiction

Alienage and the ties that bind

The most tender connections

The lost story of Americans-in-waiting

Transition at a crossroads

The meaning of transition

Race, belonging, and transition

Taking transition seriously

Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting

Notes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-803690-6

1-280-83851-5

1-4237-9985-2

OCLC:

476025944