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Keeping Out the Other
. Ed(S): Brotherton, David C.; Kretsedemas, Philip
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Description for Keeping Out the Other
Paperback. America's reputation for open immigration has always been accompanied by a desire to remove or discourage the migration of "undesirables." But restrictions placed on immigrants, along with an increase in detentions and deportations, point to a more worrying trend. This book provides a history and analysis of immigration enforcement in the US. Editor(s): Brotherton, David C.; Kretsedemas, Philip. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
America's reputation for open immigration has always been accompanied by a desire to remove or discourage the migration of "undesirables." But recent restrictions placed on immigrants, along with an increase in detentions and deportations, point to a more worrying trend. Immigration enforcement has become the fastest growing sector for spending over the past two decades, dwarfing the money spent on helping immigrants adjust to their new lives. Instead of finding effective ways of integrating newcomers into American society, the United States is focusing on making the process of citizenship more difficult, provoking major protests and unrest. David C. Brotherton ... Read more
America's reputation for open immigration has always been accompanied by a desire to remove or discourage the migration of "undesirables." But recent restrictions placed on immigrants, along with an increase in detentions and deportations, point to a more worrying trend. Immigration enforcement has become the fastest growing sector for spending over the past two decades, dwarfing the money spent on helping immigrants adjust to their new lives. Instead of finding effective ways of integrating newcomers into American society, the United States is focusing on making the process of citizenship more difficult, provoking major protests and unrest. David C. Brotherton ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231141291
SKU
V9780231141291
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About . Ed(S): Brotherton, David C.; Kretsedemas, Philip
David C. Brotherton is professor and chair of sociology at John Jay and the Graduate Center, CUNY. His books include Globalizing the Streets: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Youth, Social Control, and Empowerment and The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang.Philip Kretsedemas is assistant professor of sociology at the University of ... Read more
Reviews for Keeping Out the Other
This timely, valuable book significantly contributes to the field of immigration policy and practice, and political studies... Highly recommended. Choice With the current immigration debate soon to begin in force once more, it would be advisable for some to read this book in order to better understand the enforcement side of the immigration issue.
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