The Republican party and immigration politics : from Proposition 187 to George W. Bush /

This book examines the 1990s backlash against illegal immigrants. Wroe explains why many Americans turned against immigration, looking at the origins of California's Proposition 187 and its wider political implications.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wroe, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Studies of the Americas.
Subjects:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Noncitizens > Government policy > California.
Noncitizens > Government policy > United States.
Illegal immigration > Government policy > California.
Illegal immigration > Government policy > United States.
Noncitizens.
Undocumented Immigrants
Immigration clandestine > Politique gouvernementale > Californie.
Immigration clandestine > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Immigrants clandestins.
Political parties.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Politics and Government.
Noncitizens
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Noncitizens > Government policy
California > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Californie > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
California
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Learning from history
  • The early politicization of the illegal-immigration issue
  • The increasing salience of illegal immigration and the qualification of Proposition 187
  • The campaign
  • The judicial death of Proposition 187
  • The legislative revival of Proposition 187
  • Immigration politics at century's end
  • Immigration politics in a new century.

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