| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 169 pages :) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| 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. |
| 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 attac. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- September 11th and the war on terror -- Setting the stage : ideal conditions for panic -- Media portrayals and criminal associations -- Increasing anxiety -- The labeling of a folk devil -- Heightened concern and impetuous threats -- Immigration anxiety : the federal response -- Terror of immigration and war on immigrants -- The immigration impasse. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rider University Libraries acknowledges the biased and pejorative nature of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) “Aliens” “Alien…” and "Illegal aliens" to refer to noncitizens and undocumented immigrants, respectively--and the harm it causes. While a change in terminology was approved by the Library of Congress in 2016, it was not enacted due to opposition by the 115th Congress (2017). As Rider University Libraries uses LCSH as its standard vocabulary, we are currently investigating how to best enact alternative terminology that will still ensure access to all materials on this topic. |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
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. |
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Illegal immigration -- United States.
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Illegal immigration. |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Government policy. |
| Chronological Term |
2001 - 2009 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hauptman, Samantha. Criminalization of immigration. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2013 9781593326166 (DLC) 2013000005 (OCoLC)823045456 |
| ISBN |
9781593327187 (electronic book) |
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1593327188 (electronic book) |
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1593326165 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781593326166 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781593326166 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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