What's new about the "new" Immigration? : traditions and transformations in the United States since 1965 / edited by Marilyn Halter, Marilynn S. Johnson, Katheryn P. Viens, and Conrad Edick Wright.

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"Historians commonly point to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act as the inception of a new chapter in the story of American immigration. Whereas the previous system (itself based on the Immigration Act of 1924) limited newcomers and gave priority to applicants from northwestern Europe, the 196...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Halter, Marilyn
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Immigrants > United States > History.
Ethnic groups > United States > History.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Physical Description:x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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