| Description |
xx, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Politics and society in twentieth-century America
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Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-368) and index. |
| Contents |
List of figures and illustrations -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on language and terminology -- Introduction : Illegal aliens : a problem of law and history -- pt. 1. Regime of quotas and papers -- 1. Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 and the reconstruction of race in immigration law -- 2. Deportation policy and the making and unmaking of illegal aliens -- pt. 2. Migrants at the margins of law and nation -- 3. From Colonial subject to undesirable alien : Filipino migration in the invisible empire -- 4. Braceros, "wetbacks," and the national boundaries of class -- pt. 3. War, nationalism, and alien citizenship -- 5. World War II internment of Japanese Americans and the citizenship renunciation cases -- 6. Cold War Chinese immigration crisis and the confession cases -- pt. 4. Pluralism and nationalism in post-World War II immigration reform -- 7. Liberal critique and reform of immigration policy -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Archival and other primary sources -- Index. |
| Summary |
"This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century."--Jacket |
| Awards |
Award: Frederick Jackson Turner Award, 2005. |
| Subject |
Citizenship -- United States -- History.
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Citizenship. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- History.
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Emigration and immigration law. |
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Noncitizens -- United States -- History.
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Noncitizens. |
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Illegal immigration -- United States -- History.
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Illegal immigration. |
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Noncitizens.
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Undocumented Immigrants. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
0691074712 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0691124299 |
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9780691074719 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691124292 |
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1299708803 |
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1306513723 |
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1400843626 |
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1400850231 |
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9781299708808 |
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9781306513722 |
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9781400843626 |
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9781400850235 |
| Standard No. |
9780691124292 |
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