Immigration and the American ethos / Morris Levy, Matthew Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Morris, 1982- author.

Wright, Matthew, 1979- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fairness.

Group identity--Political aspects.

Group identity.

Emigration and immigration.

Public opinion.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Public opinion.

United States.

Group identity--Political aspects--United States.

Fairness--Political aspects--United States.

Emigration and immigration--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xx, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"What do Americans want from immigration policy, and why? In the rise of a polarized and acrimonious immigration debate, leading accounts see racial anxieties and disputes over the meaning of American nationhood coming to a head. The apparent resurgence of parochial identities has breathed new life into old worries about the vulnerability of the American Creed to "tribalism." This book tells a different story, one in which creedal values remain hard at work in shaping ordinary Americans' judgments about immigration. It shows that the values of individualism, egalitarianism, humanitarianism, and the rule of law are central to Americans' beliefs about what the political community owes to its aspiring members and what they owe in return. These perceptions of "civic fairness" are the dominant guideposts by which most Americans navigate immigration controversies most of the time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What do Americans want from immigration policy, and why?

Civic fairness and group centrism

Functional assimilation, humanitarianism and support for legal admissions

Civic fairness and the legal-illegal divide

Civic fairness and ethnic stereotypes

Assimilation, civic fairness and the "circle of we"

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Levy, Morris, 1982- Immigration and the American ethos

ISBN:

9781108488815

1108488811

9781108738873

1108738877

OCLC:

1121420389