Immigration structures and immigrant lives : an introduction to the US experience / David W. Haines.
Haines, David W., author.
2017
JV6475 .H33 2017 (Mapit)
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Title Immigration structures and immigrant lives : an introduction to the US experience / David W. Haines.
Author Haines, David W., author.
ISBN 9781442260092 (hardcover alkaline paper)
1442260092 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9781442260108 (paperback alkaline paper)
1442260106 (paperback alkaline paper)
9781442260115 (ePub ebook)
Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Language English
Description xi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number JV6475 .H33 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.9/069120973
Summary Immigration Structures and Immigrant Lives provides a concise, comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to United States immigration and immigrants. The book is presented in two parts. Part I addresses the history, structure, dynamics, and politics of United States immigration from colonial times to the present. Part II focuses on the lives of immigrants with separate chapters examining the immigrant struggle simply to live, the challenges and opportunities of work in America, the different beliefs and commitments that fortify immigrants in their new lives, and the many different ways in which immigrants come to belong in the United States. The introduction and epilogue bracket the United States experience within a broader consideration of human mobility and current global migration trends and issues. Tables, case examples, and a timeline help illuminate both the general shape of immigration and the details of immigrant life.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: humanity on the move
The United States and immigration
A world of migrants, a nation of immigrants
The reopening of the United States : refugees and immigrants
Migration policies and politics
Immigrants and the United States
To live : moving forward but looking back
To work : great opportunities but heavy costs
To believe : hopes, dreams, and commitments
To belong : assimilation, adaptation, and accommodation
Epilogue: beyond immigration
Timeline: U.S. immigration contexts, events, and legislation
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Index.

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