Unwelcome Strangers: American Identity and the Turn Against Immigration (Paperback)

by David Reimers (Author) "FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS of European colonization, the colonies wanted settlers, but they were also uneasy about those who might follow them..." (more)
Key Phrases: new mass immigration, new restrictionists, cutting immigration, United States, New York Times, University Press (more...)

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Roger Daniels University of Cincinnati
Reimers's judicious and balanced treatment in Unwelcome Strangers can only add to his reputation as our finest historian of recent and contemporary immigration.

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"Reimers has undoubtedly lit the way for scholars and lay citizens alike to a more fruitful discussion of contemporary immigration and the newest American nativism." -- Matthew Frye Jacobson, Reviews in American History

"Reimers provides a useful survey of the current state of federal immigration law and enforcement policies as well as proposed changes in the existing regulations." -- Boston Book Review

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• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231109571
• ISBN-13: 978-0231109574
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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