Nation of Immigrants

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. 'Gentlemen, Tradesmen, Serving-men, Libertines'; 3. 'A City upon the Hill'; 4. 'The Seed of the Nation'; 5. Immigration and the Formation of the Republic; 6. Building a Nation: 1830-1880; 7. The Golden Door: 1880-1917; 8. The Triumph of Restrictionism: 1882-1924; 9. Turning Inward: 1924-1964; 10. 'A Nation of Immigrants': 1965-1994; 11. A Nation of Refuge; 12. The Pennsylvania Model at Risk: 1993-2009; 13. Executive Action and Immigration; 14. Looking Ahead.

About the author

Susan F. Martin is the Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita in International Migration at Georgetown University. She directed the US Commission on Immigration Reform from 1992 –1997. Her books include Refugee Women (2004), A Nation of Immigrants (2010), and International Migration: Evolving Trends from the Early Twentieth Century to the Present (2014).

Summary

This well-reasoned analysis of controversial immigration issues is for academics, policymakers, and the public alike. The book traces the historical roots of current policy debates and opinions and evaluates competing models of immigration. It concludes with recommendations for reforming US immigration policies to better serve national interests.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Martin, Susan F. Martin, Susan F. (Georgetown University Martin, Martin Susan F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108820592
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82059-2
• No. of pages: 375
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, History of the Americas, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General