| Description |
xii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of tables-- List of figures -- Introduction -- September 11th and the war on terror -- Setting the stage : ideal conditions for panic -- Media portrayals and criminal associations -- Increasing anxiety -- Labeling of a folk devil -- Heightened concern and impetuous threats -- Immigration anxiety : the federal response -- Terror of immigration and war on immigrants -- Immigration impasse. |
| Summary |
"After the September 11th attacks the United States government sought a response to terrorism. The ensuing 'war on terror' brought sweeping new federal regulations and changes in immigration policy. Consequent changes in society's reaction to immigration and the degree to which immigrants have become criminalized are apparent. Hauptman reveals the effects of a moral panic toward immigration after 9/11, explaining social control initiatives like the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as a direct result of the concern over immigrants in the United States. Hauptman concludes that the response to the attacks resulted in the criminalization of immigrants in post-September 11th society."--Page 4 of cover |
| Subject |
Noncitizens -- United States.
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Noncitizens. |
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United States. |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
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Immigration enforcement -- United States.
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Immigration enforcement. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Government policy. |
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Illegal immigration -- United States.
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Illegal immigration. |
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Noncitizens.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. |
| Chronological Term |
2001-2009 |
| ISBN |
1593326165 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1593327188 |
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9781593326166 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781593327187 |
| Standard No. |
40022810469 |
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