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Becoming American : why immigration is good for our nation's future /
For policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens, immigration reform is one of the defining issues of this era. In turns both personal and analytical, remaining factual and well-argued throughout, Fariborz Ghadar's Becoming American makes the case for common sense immigration policies...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman and Littlefield,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Beyond the numbers -- Debunking the myths ; Myth #1: America continues to be a nation of immigrants ; Myth #2: All immigrants want to come to the United States ; Myth #3: America already attracts the best and brightest immigrants ; Myth #4: Immigrants are a drain on the economy ; Myth #5: Immigrants are a threat to national secirity (that is, the war on terrorism can be own through immigration restrictions) ; Myth #6: Immigrants do not want to learn English ; Myth #7: Many immigrants are criminals -- How did I get here? -- What it takes to uproot yourself ; Immigration as a force of change ; Immigration laws ; Today's pariahs ; Immigration reform -- How did she get here: Margaret Ghadar -- Why do they come? ;Immigration's ebb and flow ; Silicon Valley: a microcosm -- How did he get here: Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Hard work makes for a successful career -- How did he get here: Salomon Garay -- Paying it forward to the U.S. Economy -- How did he get here: Yoon-shik Park -- The bimodal nature of immigrants -- The lure of clusters ; Case study: Detroit's automobile industry ; Case study: Silicon Valley ; Technological revolutions ; Life science cluster ; Nanotechnology cluster ; Other revolutionary fields -- A day in the life -- Prejudice exits, but so what? ; The new enemy ; Racial profiling -- Sticking to your own may work, but it's not easy -- Assimilation is critical ; When assimilation doesn't occur -- Next generation, and the next, and the next -- How did she get here: Otessa Ghadar -- Old country is old ; Benefits ; Costs -- How did he get here: Michel Amsalem -- Can you go home again? -- Lessons for the next generation -- Blueprints for policymakers -- Would I do it again? | |
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