National insecurities : immigrants and U.S. deportation policy since 1882 /
For over a century, deportation and exclusion have defined eligibility for citizenship in the United States and, in turn, have shaped what it means to be American. In this broad analysis of policy from 1882 to present, Deirdre Moloney places current debates about immigration issues in historical con...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | For over a century, deportation and exclusion have defined eligibility for citizenship in the United States and, in turn, have shaped what it means to be American. In this broad analysis of policy from 1882 to present, Deirdre Moloney places current debates about immigration issues in historical context. Focusing on several ethnic groups, Moloney closely examines how gender and race led to differences in the implementation of U.S. immigration policy as well as how poverty, sexuality, health, and ideologies were regulated at the borders. Emphasizing the perspectives of immigrants and their advo. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780807882610 (electronic bk.) 0807882615 (electronic bk.) |