Immigration Issues
Published on 30. November 2001
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-0-313-31177-2 (ISBN)
Description
Immigration has generated ongoing debate throughout American history. This resource offers students an examination of the 12 most persistent immigration issues from colonial times to the present and provides the text of 86 key primary documents throughout American history that express differing views on those issues. These 12 controversies, posed in the form of questions, will encourage critical thinking and student debate.
Each issue features a historical overview, examines differing points of view in successive historical periods down to the present, and presents excerpts from the text of 58 important primary documents that illustrate those opposing views. These documents give voice to ordinary citizens, presidents and legislators, impassioned advocates and those in opposition. A timeline of major immigration events, a table documenting immigration by country for the years 1820-1995, a chronological listing of the documents by period of immigration, and a general bibliography for further research all provide reference value.
Each issue features a historical overview, examines differing points of view in successive historical periods down to the present, and presents excerpts from the text of 58 important primary documents that illustrate those opposing views. These documents give voice to ordinary citizens, presidents and legislators, impassioned advocates and those in opposition. A timeline of major immigration events, a table documenting immigration by country for the years 1820-1995, a chronological listing of the documents by period of immigration, and a general bibliography for further research all provide reference value.
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Series
Edition
Annotated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
ISBN-13
978-0-313-31177-2 (9780313311772)
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HENRY BISCHOFF is Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Sciences and Human Services at Ramapo College. He has written books and articles on immigration and local history. He was the director of the Garden State Immigration History Consortium and the recipient of the New Jersey Historical Commission Award of Recognition.
Content
Series Foreword Preface Introduction Should the United States Have an Open Immigration Policy? Have Immigrants Been an Economic Asset or an Economic Liability for the United States? Should Humanitarian Concerns Dictate U.S. Immigration Policy? Has Immigrant Diversity Been a Contribution or a Threat to America's Strength and Unity? Has Immigration Affected National Identity? Immigration and National Identity How Does Immigration Affect National Identity? What Are the Arguments For and Against English-Only and Bilingual Education? Assimilation or Cultural Diversity? Immigration and the Public Order Does Immigration Pose a Threat to National Security? How Have Immigration Issues Affected U.S. Foreign Policy? Are Undocumented Immigrants Helpful or Harmful to the United States? How Vigorously Should the Government Enforce Laws Regulating Undocumented Immigrants? Human Rights Issues What Rights Should Immigrants Have in the United States? Appendix: Immigration to the United States by Country for Decades 1820-1995 Appendix: Chronological Listing of Documents by Major Periods of Immigration Select Bibliography Index