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Bootlegged aliens : immigration politics on America's northern border / Ashley Johnson Bavery.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bavery, Ashley Johnson, author.
- Series:
- Politics and culture in modern America.
- Politics and culture in modern America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Automobile industry workers--Legal status, laws, etc--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.
- Automobile industry workers.
- Immigrants--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.
- Immigrants.
- Immigrants--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Noncitizens--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.
- Noncitizens.
- Illegal immigration.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Detroit (Mich.)--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History--20th century.
- Detroit (Mich.).
- Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History--20th century.
- Canada.
- United States--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- History
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Bootlegged Aliens explores the history of illegal immigration, migrant labor, and the early formation of U.S. immigration policy along the country's northern border, demonstrating how this often-overlooked region influenced the practices and experiences surrounding illegal immigration in early twentieth-century industrial America.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. "Illegal Immigrants" in an Industrial Borderland
- Chapter 2. Defining Undesirables and Protesting Quotas
- Chapter 3. The Problem of Canadian Day Laborers
- Chapter 4. Reform, Repatriation, and Deportation During the Depression
- Chapter 5. Registering Immigrants in the Depression Era
- Chapter 6. The Immigrant Politics of Anticommunism
- Chapter 7. Aliens and Welfare in North America
- Conclusion. The Legacy of Restrictive .
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780812297379
- 0812297377
- OCLC:
- 1183954522
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