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The 50% American - Immigration and National Identity in an Age of Terror (Hardcover)
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The 50% American - Immigration and National Identity in an Age of Terror (Hardcover)
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The United States is the only nation in the world that allows its
citizens to hold one or more foreign citizenships, vote in another
nation's elections, run for or be appointed to office in another
country, and join the armed forces even of a nation with interests
hostile to those of the U.S. while retaining their citizenship.
These policies reinforce the often already strong emotional,
political, and economic ties today's immigrants retain to their
home countries. Yet few studies have addressed what dual
citizenship means for the United States as a nation and the
integration of immigrants into the American national community. Is
it possible to reconcile two different nationalities, cultures, and
psychologies? How can we honor immigrants' sense of identity
without threatening American national identity? And what do
Americans have a right to expect of immigrants and what do they
have a right to expect of Americans? In "The 50% American"
political psychologist Stanley Renshon offers unique insight into
the political and national ramifications of personal loyalties.
Arguing that the glue that binds this country together is a
psychological force - patriotism - he explains why powerful
emotional attachments are critical to American civic process and
how they make possible united action in times of crisis. In an age
of terrorism, the idea that we are all Americans regardless of our
differences is more than a credo; it is essential to our national
security. Comprehensive in scope, this book examines recent
immigration trends, tracing the assimilation process that
immigrants to the United States undergo and describing how federal,
state, and local governments have dealt with volatile issues such
as language requirements, voting rights, and schooling. Renshon
turns a critical eye to the challenges posed over the past four
decades by multiculturalism, cultural conflict, and global
citizenship and puts forth a comprehensive proposal for reforming
dual citizenship and helping immigrants and citizens alike become
more integrated into the American national community.
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