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American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have
been brought together by a variety of historical
processes-conquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial
acquisition, and voluntary immigration. A thoughtful look at
immigration, anti-immigration sentiments, and the motivations and
experiences of the migrants themselves, this book offers a compact
but wide-ranging look at one of America's hottest issues. Historian
David Gerber begins by examining the many legal efforts to curb
immigration and to define who is and is not an American, ranging
from the Naturalization Law of 1795 (which applied only to
"free-born white persons") to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882,
the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, and the reform-minded Immigration
and Nationality Act of 1965, which opened the door to millions of
newcomers, the vast majority from Asia and Latin America. The book
also looks at immigration from the perspective of the
migrant-farmers and industrial workers, mechanics and domestics,
highly trained professionals and small-business owners-who
willingly pulled up stakes for the promise of a better life.
Throughout, the book sheds light on the relationships between race
and ethnicity in the life of these groups and in the formation of
American society, and it stresses the marked continuities across
waves of immigration and across different racial and ethnic groups.
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