National insecurities : immigrants and U.S. deportation policy since 1882 / Deirdre M. Moloney.

Author/creator Moloney, Deirdre M.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoChapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012.
Descriptionx, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Immigrants--United States. --Social conditions.
Women immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States.
Deportation--United States. --History.
Noncitizens--Government policy. --United States. --History.
Illegal immigration--Government policy. --United States. --History.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --Government policy. --History.

Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Women, sexuality, and economic dependency in early U.S. deportation policy -- Interrogating sexuality in Europe, urban America, and along the Mexican border -- Gender, dependency, and the likely to become a public charge provision -- Loathsome or contagious : immigrant bodies, disease, and Eugenics and the borders -- Clash of civilizations : whiteness, orientalism, and the limits of religious tolerance at the borders -- Deportation based on politics, labor, and ideology -- Immigrants' rights as human rights -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Excerpts of major U.S. legislation pertaining to immigration deportation policy -- Appendix B: Aliens removed or returned, fiscal years 1892 to 2008 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Local noteLittle-357995--305131063262W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011042855
ISBN9780807835487 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN080783548X (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JV6483 .M645 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold