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To Be An American : Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation.

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The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill...

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Main Author: Hing, Bill Ong
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 1997.
Series:Critical America.
Subjects:
Cultural pluralism > United States.
Immigrants > United States.
Acculturation > United States.
United States > Ethnic relations.
History.
Social Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Acculturation.
Cultural pluralism.
Ethnic relations.
Immigrants.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (258 pages).
ISBN:9780814744840
0814744842