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Borderline citizens : the United States, Puerto Rico, and the politics of colonial migration /

This book explores how colonial migrations have been coproduced by the interaction of legal categories, changing political economies and the demands of migrants themselves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGreevey, Robert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:United States in the world.
Subjects:
Puerto Ricans > United States > History > 20th century.
Puerto Ricans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Puerto Rico > Colonial influence.
Puerto Rico > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : migration and empire
  • America's Caribbean frontier
  • The rise of national status
  • Labor networks
  • Citizenship and statelessness
  • Working people going north
  • The Empire State : colonial migrants in New York
  • Conclusion : U.S. empire and the boundaries of the nation.