U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Issues: A Documentary History

by Michael C. LeMay, Elliott Robert Barkan

Overview

The influx of millions of immigrants into the United States has profoundly impacted the nation's economy, culture, and politics. Since the founding of our country, our government has worked to control this migration by enacting different policies to deal with immigration and naturalization. Students can trace the history and development of issues surrounding these policies, as well as the reactions to them, through this unique and comprehensive collection of over 100 primary documents. Court cases, opinion pieces, and many other documents bring to life the controversies surrounding the subject of immigration. Explanatory introductions aid users in understanding each document and help to illuminate its significance to the reader.

The major laws on immigration and naturalization are included in this useful volume, and have been edited to include the principal provisions in each, thereby making them more accessible to students without compromising their quality and accuracy. These key primary documents are arranged chronologically to help the user discover what has and has not changed over the centuries. The introductory and explanatory texts help readers understand the issues being litigated, the social and cultural pressures that shaped each deate, and the ways in which biases of individual Justices and Presidents affected immigration and naturalization laws in this country.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313301568
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/30/1999
Series:	Primary Documents in American History and Contemporary Issues
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)
Lexile:	1670L (what's this?)

About the Author

MICHAEL LEMAY is Professor, and chair of Environmental Science at California State University, San Bernardino. He specializes in immigration policy and is the author of many books including Anatomy of a Public Policy: The Reform of Contemporary American Immigration Law (Praeger, 1994), Now Picture This: Graphic Literacy in the Social Sciences, and The Gatekeepers: Comparative Immigration Policy (Praeger, 1989).

ELLIOTT ROBERT BARKIN is Professor of History and Ethnic Studies at California State University, San Bernardino. He is the author of many books, including Asian and Pacific Islander Migration to the United States: A Model of Global Patterns (1992) and A Nation of Peoples: A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage (1999), both published by Greenwood Press.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Significant Events in Immigration and Naturalization Law
The Era of Unrestricted Entry and Unrestricted Admission, Colonial Period to 1880
Limited Naturalization, Unlimited Immigration, 1880 to 1920
Restrictions, Refugees, and Reform, 1920 to 1965
Immigration and Naturalization in an Age of Globalization, 1965 to 1996
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A collection of primary documents tracing the history of naturalization and immigration policy enacted by the US government to control migration since its founding. Includes 100 primary documents, including court cases, opinion pieces, and other materials, with a general introduction and explanatory introductions for each document. Intended for high school and college history students. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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