After they closed the gates : Jewish illegal immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 /

"In 1921 and 1924, the United States passed laws to sharply reduce the influx of immigrants into the country. By allocating only small quotas to the nations of southern and eastern Europe, and banning almost all immigration from Asia, the new laws were supposed to stem the tide of foreigners co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Garland, Libby (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Emigration and immigration law > United States > History > 20th century.
Noncitizens > United States > History > 20th century.
Immigrants > United States > History > 20th century.
Jews, European > United States > History > 20th century.
Illegal immigration > United States > History > 20th century.
Noncitizens.
Undocumented Immigrants
Immigrants clandestins > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Juifs européens > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Immigration clandestine > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Immigrants clandestins.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Illegal immigration
Emigration and immigration law
Emigration and immigration
Noncitizens
Immigrants
Jews, European
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Building the apparatus of immigration control
  • American law, Jewish solidarity
  • Smuggling in Jews
  • Illicit journeys
  • Battling alien registration
  • Abolishing the quotas.

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