Immigration : debating the issues / edited by Nicholas Capaldi.
| Other author | Capaldi, Nicholas. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1997. |
| Description | 324 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contemporary issues Contemporary issues (Buffalo, N.Y.) ^A276098 |
| Contents | Why is there a debate about immigration? / Nicholas Capaldi -- Time to rethink immigration? / Peter Brimelow -- Alien rumination / Peter H. Schuck -- National origins quotas should be retained (1964) / Marion Moncure Duncan -- A nation of immigrants / John F. Kennedy -- Immigration law: a bird's-eye view / Nadia Nedzel -- "The worst job in the world?" / an interview with Doris Meissner by Claudia Dreifus -- Still an open door?: U.S. immigration policy and the American economy / Vernon M. Briggs, Jr. and Stephen Moore -- Know the flow / George J. Borjas -- Peaceful invasions: immigration and changing America / Leon F. Bouvier -- New Americans by choice: political perspectives of Latino immigrants / Harry Pachon and Louis DeSipio -- The disuniting of America / Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. -- Along the Tortilla Curtain / Pete Hamill -- Scapegoating immigrants / Elizabeth Martinez -- Immigration and the aliens among us / Richard John Neuhaus -- One nation, one common language / Linda Chavez -- "English only" / ACLU briefing paper -- The importance of learning English: a national survey of Hispanic parents / Center for Equal Opportunity -- Bilingual education in Massachusetts: the emperor has no clothes / Christine H. Rossell and Keith Baker -- Bilingual education: separating fact from fiction / Richard V. López -- The index of leading immigration indicators / John J. Miller and Stephen Moore. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 97006542 |
| ISBN | 1573921424 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JV6465 .I475 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |