Italians Then, Mexicans Now: Immigrant Origins and the Second-Generation Progress, 1890-2000

by Joel Perlmann

Book Overview

According to the American dream, hard work and a good education can lift people from poverty to success in the "land of opportunity." The unskilled immigrants who came to the United States from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871546620
• ISBN13: 9780871546623
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"