U.S. immigration in the twenty-first century : making Americans, remaking America / Louis DeSipio, Rodolfo O. de la Garza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeSipio, Louis, author.

De la Garza, Rodolfo O., author.

Series:

Dilemmas in American politics.

Dilemmas in American Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 273 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Immigration in the Twenty-First Century is a comprehensive examination of the enduring issues surrounding immigration and immigrants in the United States. The book begins with a look at the history of immigration policy, followed by an examination of the legislative and legal debates waged over immigration and settlement policies today, and concludes with a consideration of the continuing challenges of achieving immigration reform in the United States. The authors also discuss the issues facing US immigrants, from their reception within the native population to the relationship between minorities and immigrants.Immigration and immigration policy continues to be a hot topic on the campaign trail, and in all branches of federal and state government. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century provides students with the tools and context they need to understand these complex issues."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""List of Boxes and Tables ""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction ""; ""1. Current Immigration and Immigrant Incorporation Debates: How Did We Get Here? ""; ""The Statutory Foundation of Contemporary US Immigration Policy ""; ""Immigration Reform in the George W. Bush Years""; ""Immigration Reform in the Obama Years""; """"Comprehensive"" Immigration Reform: What Does This Entail? ""; ""Conclusion""; ""2. Defining Who We Will Be: The History of US Immigration Policy ""; ""Ebbs and Flows of Immigration to the United States""

""Colonization of the New World and the Revolutionary Era""; ""The First Great Wave, 1840-1860""; ""The Second Great Wave, 1870�1920""; ""Immigration Post-9/11""; ""Who Ae We Today? Composition of Contemporary Immigrants ""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. Immigrants and Natives: Rights, Responsibilities, and Interaction ""; ""Public Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Policies""; ""Noncitizen Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities""; ""The States, Immigration Reform, and Immigrant Settlement""; ""Settlement and the Interaction Between Immigrants and Minorities""; ""Conclusion""

""4. From Immigrant to Citizen: US Naturalization Policy ""; ""Naturalization as a National Policy""; ""Establishing the Foundations for US Naturalization Law""; ""Who Should Administer the Award of Citizenship?""; ""Who Chooses to Naturalize and Who Does Not?""; ""Entering the Third Century of Naturalization in the United States""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. Immigrant Civic and Political Engagement ""; ""Immigrant Civic and Political Engagement in the United States""; ""Emigrant-Home Country Relations and Transnational Engagement ""; ""Conclusion""

""6. Conclusion: US Immigration Policy for the Twenty-First Century ""; ""The Current Stalemate""; ""Building the US Immigration Regime of the Early Twenty-First Century ""; ""What Needs to Change for the Nation to Adopt Immigration Reform? ""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-98302-6

0-429-97194-X

0-429-50339-3

0-8133-4474-3

9780429503399

OCLC:

902412943