White borders : the history of race and immigration in the United States from Chinese exclusion to the border wall / Reece Jones.

"A searing indictment of the white racial politics behind American immigration restrictions from Chinese Exclusion through the Trump presidency"-- Donald Trump's mainstreaming of anti-immigrant politics in 2016 was a mere reflection of the ugly norm of the past. Jones traces the dual foundation of o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Reece (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2021]
Subjects:
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States > Race relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Race relations.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Two versions of history
  • Go west, young man
  • Lewd and debauched
  • Whatever happens, the Chinese must go
  • The white man, par excellence
  • The very fabric of our race
  • Keep America American
  • The ethnic mix of this country will not be upset
  • People, people, people, people
  • On our same side
  • Invaded on all fronts
  • Hostile takeover
  • Out-tancredo tancredo
  • The world just changed
  • It's time to make immigration policy great again
  • The invisible wall
  • Conclusion : The great replacement.