Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965 / E. P. Hutchinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchinson, E. P., Author.

Contributor:

Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (688 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

2. First Legislation, 1798–1860

3. The Beginning of Federal Control, 1861–1883

4. The Development of the Regulatory System, 1883–1913

5. From Regulation to Restriction, 1913–1929

6. The Depression Decade, 1929–1939

7. The War Years and Their Aftermath, 1939–1953

8. After the McCarran–Walter Act, 1953–1965

9. Introduction: Immigration Law and Policy

10. Colonial and State Policies

11. Selection by Exclusion

12. Selection by Deportation

13. Restriction of Admissions

14. Race and Ethnic Composition

15. Labor Market Policy

16. Family Unification

17. Refugee Asylum

18. Information on Immigration

19. Legislative and Administrative Roles

20. Elements of Flexibility

21. The Instruments of Policy

22. Conclusion: Some Remaining Issues

Bibliographical Notes and References

Appendix A: Immigration Policy in Party Platforms and Composition of Congress, 1848–1964

Appendix Β: Linkage of Social Security and Immigration Records

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512802986

1512802980

OCLC:

979625078