A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered: Us Society in an Age of Restriction, 1924-1965

Book Overview

Scholars, journalists, and policymakers have long argued that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act dramatically reshaped the demographic composition of the United States. In A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered, leading scholars of immigration explore how the political and ideological struggles of the so-called age of restriction--from 1924 to 1965--paved the way for the changes to come. The essays examine how geopolitics, civil rights, perceptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252083962
• ISBN13: 9780252083969
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"