Immigration / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:History of issues.
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Other Authors: Egendorf, Laura K., 1973-
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, [2006], ©2006.
Series:History of issues.
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History.
Physical Description:240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • ch. 1. Debating the threat of immigration
  • 1. Irish immigrants are a threat to American politics / Samuel C. Busey
  • 2. Chinese immigrants deserve respect / Mark Twain
  • 3. Adjusting to life in an internment camp / Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston
  • 4. Multiculturalism harms America / Lawrence Auster
  • 5. Multiculturalism benefits America / Johnny Burke
  • 6. Immigrants are a vital component of American society / American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • 7. Many illegal immigrants are a threat to national security / Michelle Malkin
  • ch. 2. Controversies over immigration policies
  • 1. Immigration should be halted / Francis A. Walker
  • 2. Arguments for laws restricting immigration are prejudiced and misinformed / Adolph J. Sabath
  • 3. America should have opened its doors to Jewish refugees / Roger Daniels
  • 4. The evolution of American policy toward Vietnamese refugees / Tricia Springstubb
  • 5. Immigration needs to be capped to protect the environment / Roy Beck
  • ch. 3. Creating immigration quotas
  • 1. The Immigration Act of 1924 : inventing national origins / Mae M. Ngai
  • 2. Quotas are racially discriminatory / Robert H. Clancy
  • 3. Immigration quotas are unfair to Europeans fleeing communism / Harry S. Truman
  • 4. The United States must reform its quota system / Alan Reynolds
  • ch. 4. Confronting illegal immigration
  • 1. The creation of Operation Wetback / Handbook of Texas Online
  • 2. 1996 laws concerning illegal immigration are too punitive / William G. Paul
  • 3. The lesson of Elian Gonzalez : America must change its treatment of child refugees / Marvin P. Dawkins
  • 4. The U.S.-Canadian border must be strengthened / Washington Times
  • 5. The United States should grant temporary legal status to undocumented immigrants / George W. Bush
  • 6. Giving amnesty to illegal immigrants will destroy America / William Norman Grigg
  • Chronology
  • Organizations to contact.