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Book SynopsisThis book examines issues surrounding immigration and immigrants in the USA. Immigration and immigration policy continues to be a hot topic on the campaign trail, and in all branches of federal and state government. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century provides students with the tools and context they need to understand these complex issues.
Trade Review"If you are looking for a course text that provides a succinct overview of U.S. immigration policy, and the controversies surrounding it, this book is it. This text provides important historical context, a summary of current policy and its controversies, insightful political analysis of the prospects for comprehensive reform, and an in-depth examination of the political incorporation of immigrants in the contemporary era." --Ron Schmidt, California State University, Long Beach "Immigration in the 21st Century painstakingly catalogues the many proposed federal and state immigration policies since 2000 as well as the numerous contentious debates that now characterize immigration politics in the 21st century. So much has happened in the context of immigration politics over the last decade and this book offers an authoritative reference on these modern developments." --Natalie Masuoka, Tufts University
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Boxes Preface Chapter 1: Current Immigration and Immigrant Incorporation Debates: How Did We Get Here? Chapter 2: Defining Who We Will Be: The History of U.S. Immigration Policy Chapter 3: Immigrants and Natives: Rights, Responsibilities, and Interaction Chapter 4: From Immigrant to Citizen: U.S. Naturalization Policy Chapter 5: Immigrant Civic and Political Engagement. Chapter 6: Conclusion: U.S. Immigration Policy for the 21st Century Bibliography Index
