Myth and Reality in the U.S. Immigration Debate
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-65632-1 (ISBN)
Myth and Reality in the U.S. Immigration Debate synthesizes key lessons from the fields of sociology, law and society, history, economics and critical race studies in a digestible and engaging format. This text will serve as an introduction to the study of immigration and a primer for those who wish to engage in a sober and compassionate conversation about immigrants and immigration in the United States.
Greg Prieto is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. His first book Immigrants Under Threat: Risk and Resistance in the Deportation Nation (NYU Press), was the co-winner of the Best Contribution to Research Book Award granted by the Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. His articles appear in the journals American Sociological Review, Latino Studies, and Research in Social Movements, Conflict and Change, among others.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Timeline
1. Introduction: The Legal Production of Immigrant ‘Illegality’
2. A Brief History of Immigration Law and Policy
3. Job Takers, Criminals, Fiscal Drains: Fact vs. Fiction in the Immigration Debate
4. Harvest of Empire: Globalization and Immigration
5. "Get in Line": The Legal Immigration Queue and the Inequity of Equal Treatment
6. Conclusion: Race, Immigration, and the Moral Case for Reform
Glossary
References
Erscheinungsdatum | 26.06.2017 |
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Reihe/Serie | Framing 21st Century Social Issues |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 185 g |
Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-65632-1 / 1138656321 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-65632-1 / 9781138656321 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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