Immigrant America : a portrait

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Law Library — 3rd Floor Collection (3rd floor)

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JV6450 .P67 2014
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Available

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Summary

This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume.



Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy.

Contents

  • List of Illustrations p. ix
  • List of Tables p. xiii
  • Preface to the Fourth Edition p. xvii
  • Preface to the Third Edition p. xxi
  • Preface to the Second Edition p. xxv
  • Preface to the First Edition p. xxvii
  • Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition p. xxxi
  • Acknowledgments for the Third Edition p. xxxiii
  • Acknowledgments for the Second Edition p. xxxvii
  • Acknowledgments for the First Edition p. xxxix
  • 1 The Three Phases of U.S.-Bound Immigration p. 1
  • 2 Theoretical Overview p. 48
  • 3 Moving: Patterns of Immigrant Settlement and Spatial Mobility p. 80
  • 4 Making It in America: Education, Occupation, and Entrepreneurship p. 112
  • 5 From Immigrants to Ethnics: Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation p. 161
  • 6 Language: Diversity and Resilience p. 214
  • 7 Growing Up American: The New Second Generation p. 258
  • 8 Religion: The Enduring Presence p. 306
  • 9 Conclusion: Immigration and Public Policy p. 371
  • Notes p. 395
  • References p. 419
  • Index p. 475

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