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Threat of Dissent - A History of Ideological Exclusion and Deportation in the United States (Hardcover)
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Threat of Dissent - A History of Ideological Exclusion and Deportation in the United States (Hardcover)
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In this first comprehensive overview of the intersection of
immigration law and the First Amendment, a lawyer and historian
traces ideological exclusion and deportation in the United States
from the Alien Friends Act of 1798 to the evolving policies of the
Trump administration. Beginning with the Alien Friends Act of 1798,
the United States passed laws in the name of national security to
bar or expel foreigners based on their beliefs and
associations-although these laws sometimes conflict with First
Amendment protections of freedom of speech and association or
contradict America's self-image as a nation of immigrants. The
government has continually used ideological exclusions and
deportations of noncitizens to suppress dissent and radicalism
throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the War
on Anarchy to the Cold War to the War on Terror. In Threat of
Dissent-the first social, political, and legal history of
ideological exclusion and deportation in the United States-Julia
Rose Kraut delves into the intricacies of major court decisions and
legislation without losing sight of the people involved. We follow
the cases of immigrants and foreign-born visitors, including
activists, scholars, and artists such as Emma Goldman, Ernest
Mandel, Carlos Fuentes, Charlie Chaplin, and John Lennon. Kraut
also highlights lawyers, including Clarence Darrow and Carol Weiss
King, as well as organizations, like the ACLU and PEN America, who
challenged the constitutionality of ideological exclusions and
deportations under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court, however,
frequently interpreted restrictions under immigration law and
upheld the government's authority. By reminding us of the legal
vulnerability foreigners face on the basis of their beliefs,
expressions, and associations, Kraut calls our attention to the
ways that ideological exclusion and deportation reflect fears of
subversion and serve as tools of political repression in the United
States.
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