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Unwelcome Strangers: American Identity and the Turn Against Immigration
David M. Reimers
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Description for Unwelcome Strangers: American Identity and the Turn Against Immigration
paperback. Charting the history of US immigration policy from the Puritan colonists to World War II refugees, this text uncovers the arguments of the anti-immigration forces including: warnings against the consequences of overpopulation; and economic concerns that immigrants take jobs away from Americans. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Is it time for America-a country founded and forged by immigrants-to shut its doors? After decades of liberal policies that welcomed ever greater numbers of immigrants, America is seeing a surge in anti-immigration sentiment. Congressional debates, polls, incidents of violence, and the growing strength of anti-immigration groups all indicate a growing nativism. In Unwelcome Strangers, David M. Reimers enters into the emotionally charged immigration debate, looking at all sides of the argument. Who are the nativists, and are any of their views legitimate? This balanced investigation traces the history of American attitudes toward immigration and offers a new perspective on ... Read more
Is it time for America-a country founded and forged by immigrants-to shut its doors? After decades of liberal policies that welcomed ever greater numbers of immigrants, America is seeing a surge in anti-immigration sentiment. Congressional debates, polls, incidents of violence, and the growing strength of anti-immigration groups all indicate a growing nativism. In Unwelcome Strangers, David M. Reimers enters into the emotionally charged immigration debate, looking at all sides of the argument. Who are the nativists, and are any of their views legitimate? This balanced investigation traces the history of American attitudes toward immigration and offers a new perspective on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231109574
SKU
V9780231109574
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About David M. Reimers
David M. Reimers is professor of history at New York University and the author of many books, including Still the Golden Door: The Third World Comes to America, and (with Frederick Binder) All the Nations Under Heaven: An Ethnic and Racial History of New York, both published by Columbia.
Reviews for Unwelcome Strangers: American Identity and the Turn Against Immigration
Reimers provides a useful survey of the current state of federal immigration law and enforcement policies as well as proposed changes in the existing regulations. Boston Book Review