Immigration and the American Ethos

Informationen zum Autor Morris Levy is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California. Matthew Wright is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext What do Americans want from immigration policy and why? The conventional wisdom emphasizes the influence of prejudice and ethno-nationalism. This book challenges that view, arguing that, for the most part, commitment to the American creed guides public opinion on immigration and explains seemingly ambivalent views across different controversies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What do Americans want from immigration policy, and why?; 2. Civic fairness and group-centrism; 3. Functional assimilation, humanitarianism and support for legal admissions; 4. Civic fairness and the legal-ill; Bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Morris Levy, Morris (University of Southern California) Levy, Morris (University of Southern California) W Levy, Matthew Wright, Matthew (University of British Columbia Wright
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108488815
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48881-5
• Seiten: 240
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology; Cambridge Studies in Public Op
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Political Ideologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, General and world history, Political ideologies and movements