Americans in Waiting The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States
| Author/creator | Motomura, Hiroshi Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated |
| Description | 256 p. 06.100 x 09.100 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation Although America is unquestionably a nation of immigrants, its immigration policies have inspired more questions than consensus on who should be admitted and what the path to citizenship should be. In<em>Americans in Waiting</em>, Hiroshi Motomura looks to a forgotten part of our past to show how, for over 150 years, immigration was assumed to be a transition to citizenship, with immigrants essentially being treated as future citizens--Americans in waiting. Challenging current conceptions, the author deftly uncovers how this view, once so central to law and policy, has all but vanished. Motomura explains how America could create a more unified society by recovering this lost history and by giving immigrants more, but at the same time asking more of them. A timely, panoramic chronicle of immigration and citizenship in the United States,<em>Americans in Waiting</em>offers new ideas and a fresh perspective on current debates. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Awards note | PSP Prose Awards (won), 2006 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780195336085 |
| ISBN | 0195336089 (Perfect) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780195336085 |
| Stock number | 00020142 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |