Guarding the golden door : American immigration policy and immigrants since 1882 / Roger Daniels.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniels, Roger
Language:English
Published: New York : Hill and Wang, 2005, ©2004.
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Government policy > United States > History.
Immigrants > United States > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
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Physical Description:xii, 328 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The beginnings of immigration restriction, 1882-1917
  • The 1920s : the triumph of the old nativism
  • No new deal for immigration
  • World War II and after : the barriers begin to drop
  • Admitting displaced persons : 1946-1950
  • The Cold war and immigration
  • Lyndon Johnson and the end of the quota system
  • Immigrants from other worlds : Asians
  • Immigrants from other worlds : Latinos
  • Refugees and human rights : Cubans, Southeast Asians, and others
  • Immigration reform : myths and realities
  • "Controlling our borders " : struggles over immigration policy
  • Immigration after 9/11.