Immigration in the United States / edited by William Dvorak.
| Other author | Dvorak, William. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2009. |
| Description | ix, 191 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The reference shelf ; v. 81, no. 4 Reference shelf ; v. 81, no. 4. ^A22339 |
| Contents | The golden door : immigration at the dawn of the 20th century. The great migration / John Elson ; The growth of a nation / Michael Barone ; A nation of immigrants / The Economist ; Immigration / Oscar Handlin ; Ghosts of freedom / Joe Baker -- An era of uncertainty : immigration from 1965 to today. The problem that refuses to leave / James W. Thomson ; The realities of immigration / Linda Chavez ; Latinos rise nationwide / A.R. Williams ; My life in the promised land / as told to Tamar Brott -- Stirring the melting pot : social and cultural change. The Peter principles / Peter Roff ; A tasty melting pot / Michelle Andrews ; Throwing all cultures into the marketing pot / Hillary Chura ; Movers & shakers / Joel Kotkin -- The challenge of assimilation. Becoming us / Alan Ehrenhalt ; Recasting the melting pot / Roberto Suro ; Hispanic immigrants seen as slow to assimilate into American society / Patrick McGee -- Building a fence : security and fear on the border. Life on the line / Philip Caputo ; Brownsville's bad lie / Arian Campo-Flores, Andrew Murr ; Keep out / Karen Olsson ; Return to sender / Daren Briscoe -- Opinions on immigration, legal and illegal. Immigration : the sleeping time bomb / Robert J. Bresler ; Give us still your masses-- / Jack Levin, Gordana Rabrenovic ; No human being is illegal / César Cuauhtémoc Garcéxia Hernández ; Society must stop giving benefits to illegal immigrants / Dimitrij Krynsky -- Federal policy and the future of immigration. U.S. helped create migrant flow / Erica Dahl-Bredine ; It starts in Mexico / Tim Padgett ; Who we are now / Jon Meacham. |
| Local note | Little-350085--3051310567772 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009023135 |
| ISBN | 9780824210915 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0824210913 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JV6465 .I4755 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |