Immigration issues Henry Bischoff

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bischoff, Henry.

Series:

Major issues in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 377 p. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2002.

Contents:

pt. I. Should the United States have an open immigration policy? 1. Have immigrants been an economic asset or an economic liability for the United States? ; 2. Should humanitarian concerns dictate U.S. immigration policy? ; 3. Has immigrant diversity been a contribution or a threat to America's strength and unity? ; 4. Has immigration affected the quality of the environment?

pt. II. Immigration and national identity. 5. How does immigration affect national identity? ; 6. What are the arguments for and against English-only and bilingual education? ; 7. Assimilation or cultural diversity?

pt. III. Immigration and the public order. 8. Does immigration pose a threat to national security? ; 9. How have immigration issues affected U.S. foreign policy? ; 10. Are undocumented immigrants helpful or harmful to the United States? ; 11. How vigorously should the government enforce laws regulating undocumented immigrants?

pt. IV. Human rights issues. 12. What rights should immigrants have in the United States?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-368) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

Other Format:

Online version: Bischoff, Henry. Immigration issues.

ISBN:

0313311773 (alk. paper)

9780313311772 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

46835389