The "huddled masses" myth : immigration and civil rights /

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Despite rhetoric that suggests that the United States opens its doors to virtually anyone who wants to come here, immigration has been restricted since the nation began. In this book, Kevin R. Johnson argues that immigration policy reflects the social hierarchy that prevails in American society as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, Kevin R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
Discrimination > United States.
Émigration et immigration > Droit > États-Unis.
Discrimination > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Discrimination.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Emigration and immigration law.
Ausweisung
Menschenrecht
Einwanderung
Droit.
Droits politiques.
Immigration.
Politique gouvernementale.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
United States.
USA
États-Unis.
USA.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Immigration and civil rights in the United States
  • Exclusion and deportation of racial minorities
  • Exclusion and deportation of political undesirables
  • Exclusion and deportation of the poor
  • Exclusion and deportation of criminals
  • The marginalization of women under the immigration and nationality laws
  • Exclusion and deportation of lesbians and gay men
  • The future of immigration and civil rights in the United States.

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