The politics of immigration : partisanship, demographic change, and American national identity /

Why do legislators in Congress do what they do when it comes to voting on immigration policy? In 'The Politics of Immigration', Tom K. Wong argues that contemporary immigration politics is defined by three core features: the entrenchment of partisan divides over the issue of immigration, d...

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Main Author: Wong, Tom K. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Why do legislators in Congress do what they do when it comes to voting on immigration policy? In 'The Politics of Immigration', Tom K. Wong argues that contemporary immigration politics is defined by three core features: the entrenchment of partisan divides over the issue of immigration, demographic changes that are reshaping the electorate, and how these changes are creating new opportunities to define what it means to be an American in a period of unprecedented national origins, racial and ethnic, and cultural diversity.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2017.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190235338
0190235330