The "huddled masses" myth : immigration and civil rights / Kevin R. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Kevin R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

Discrimination--United States.

Discrimination.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite rhetoric that suggests that the United States opens its doors to virtually anyone who wants to come here, immigration has been restricted since the nation began. In this book, Kevin R. Johnson argues that immigration policy reflects the social hierarchy that prevails in American society as a whole and that immigration reform is intertwined with the struggle for civil rights.The ""Huddled Masses"" Myth focuses on the exclusion of people of color, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, the poor, political dissidents, and other disfavored groups, showing how bias shapes the law. In

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Immigration and Civil Rights in the United States; 2 Exclusion and Deportation of Racial Minorities; 3 Exclusion and Deportation of Political Undesirables; 4 Exclusion and Deportation of the Poor; 5 Exclusion and Deportation of Criminals; 6 The Marginalization of Women Under the Immigration and Nationality Laws; 7 Exclusion and Deportation of Lesbians and Gay Men; 8 The Future of Immigration and Civil Rights in the United States; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-248) and index.

ISBN:

9786612581908

9781282581906

1282581902

9781592137923

159213792X

OCLC:

213304711