Illegal, alien, or immigrant : the politics of immigration reform / Lina Newton.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newton, Lina
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
United States > Emigration and immigration.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Immigrants > United States.
Immigrants > Government policy > United States.
Physical Description:ix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : the power of a good story
  • Considering unlikely outcomes : the peculiar politics of immigration
  • Cases, contexts, and the puzzle of policy change
  • Contesting illegalities : the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act
  • Immigrants versus taxpayers : the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
  • Problem Mexicans : race, nationalism, and their limits in contemporary immigration policy
  • Conclusion : power and image in immigration policymaking.