Whose America? : U.S. immigration policy since 1980 / edited by Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

García, María Cristina, 1960- editor.

Marinari, Maddalena, editor.

Series:

Illinois scholarship online.

Illinois scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions--20th century.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--United States--History--20th century.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--20th century.

United States.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white) ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]

Summary:

A centerpiece of contemporary politics, draconian immigration policies have been long in the making. Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari edit works that examine the post-1980 response of legislation and policy to issues like undocumented immigration, economic shifts, national security, and human rights. Contributors engage with a wide range of ideas, including the effect of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and other laws on the flow of migrants and forms of entry; the impact of neoliberalism and post-Cold War political realignment; the complexities of policing and border enforcement; and the experiences of immigrant groups in communities across the United States.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Whose America?

1 Eliminating Immigrants in the Era of Mass Incarceration

2 Families Belong Together: Immigration Policy as Legal Violence

3 Give Me Your Best and Brightest: Chasing STEM Workers since World War II

4 Legislating Diversity in the Immigration Act of 1990

5 In the Name of National Security: Ideological Exclusion from the Cold War to the War on Terror

6 "Uncle Sam Wants You Dead or Deported": How Fears of Sexuality, Gender, and Race Crafted U.S. Immigration Policy since 1980

7 "Human Rights for All": The Recent History of Immigration and Human Rights in the United States

8 Sanctuary Is Justice: Resilience and Ingenuity in the Sanctuary Movement since 1986

9 Misreading History: The Supreme Court and the Thwarting of the U.S. Asylum System since the 1980s

Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 10, 2024).

ISBN:

0-252-05450-4

OCLC:

1373237196