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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ghadar, Fariborz
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Temas:
Immigrants > Government policy > United States.
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Immigrants > Government policy
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect économique.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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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