Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-236) and index.
Contents
A superior multicultural experience -- A nation of immigrants, a history of nativism -- Mi cliente y amigo Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Searching for the truth about immigrants and jobs -- How much do immigrants cost? The methodology wars -- Contextualizing immigration -- Low-wage immigrants and African Americans -- Beyond the economic debate : the cultural complaint -- The challenge to cultural pluralists : inter-ethnic group conflict and separatism -- A new way of looking at America -- Back to superior.