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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Today's immigrants "are transforming-and constantly improving-America," declares former All Things Considered host Ungar with measured optimism in this readable potpourri of reportage and analysis. He offers sketches of individuals and of crises like that in a California town overrun by Border Patrol agents. In contrast to the newly conventional wisdom, Ungar argues that today's immigrants of color are not significantly different from previous arrivals, though some of his reportage is thin-no, he reports, New York schools have not quite been rejuvenated by immigrants. Ungar thoughtfully untangles why Californians are far more nativist than Texans and offers intriguing snapshots of groups such as the Poles in Chicago and the often unhappy Koreans in Los Angeles. Warning against short-term political expediency, he recommends Mexican border controls that fluctuate with economic cycles, because most immigrants don't want to stay; a revamping of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, including a better-trained Border Patrol; and a recognition that most illegal immigrants merely overstay their visas. Not a full response to Peter Brimelow's Alien Nation, but at least Ungar has actually talked with his subjects.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The former host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered takes a look at the new immigrant communities in this country and, along the way, addresses some of the more controversial questions and ideas surrounding them. Who are the new immigrants? Are they draining our country's resources? What are they contributing? Why don't they bother to learn English? Through visits to the Korean community in Los Angeles, a Polish one in Chicago, the Irish in Boston, Hmong in Minneapolis, and others, Ungar shows how these ethnic groups can contribute to American society while maintaining their own cultural identities. His in-depth interviews provide a human touch to the faceless masses known as "illegal aliens" and makes a strong case for the role that immigrants can play, given a chance. Also, he examines how we have dealt with immigration since World War II, why established immigrants turn their backs on newer immigrants, and why those whose grandparents immigrated to this country a few decades ago are exhibiting discrimination and hatred. Kathleen Hughes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Today's immigrants "are transforming-and constantly improving-America," declares former All Things Considered host Ungar with measured optimism in this readable potpourri of reportage and analysis. He offers sketches of individuals and of crises like that in a California town overrun by Border Patrol agents. In contrast to the newly conventional wisdom, Ungar argues that today's immigrants of color are not significantly different from previous arrivals, though some of his reportage is thin-no, he reports, New York schools have not quite been rejuvenated by immigrants. Ungar thoughtfully untangles why Californians are far more nativist than Texans and offers intriguing snapshots of groups such as the Poles in Chicago and the often unhappy Koreans in Los Angeles. Warning against short-term political expediency, he recommends Mexican border controls that fluctuate with economic cycles, because most immigrants don't want to stay; a revamping of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, including a better-trained Border Patrol; and a recognition that most illegal immigrants merely overstay their visas. Not a full response to Peter Brimelow's Alien Nation, but at least Ungar has actually talked with his subjects.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The former host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered takes a look at the new immigrant communities in this country and, along the way, addresses some of the more controversial questions and ideas surrounding them. Who are the new immigrants? Are they draining our country's resources? What are they contributing? Why don't they bother to learn English? Through visits to the Korean community in Los Angeles, a Polish one in Chicago, the Irish in Boston, Hmong in Minneapolis, and others, Ungar shows how these ethnic groups can contribute to American society while maintaining their own cultural identities. His in-depth interviews provide a human touch to the faceless masses known as "illegal aliens" and makes a strong case for the role that immigrants can play, given a chance. Also, he examines how we have dealt with immigration since World War II, why established immigrants turn their backs on newer immigrants, and why those whose grandparents immigrated to this country a few decades ago are exhibiting discrimination and hatred. Kathleen Hughes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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