A nation by design immigration policy in the fashioning of America - Zolberg, Aristide R. (Harvard University Press, 2008)
Originally published: 2006. - Published in association with the Russell Sage Foundation
Includes bibliographical references and index
Themes and perspectives -- - From empire to republic -- - An Acquisitive upstart -- - The American system -- - Tocqueville's footnote -- - Seward's other follies -- - "An intelligent and effective restriction" -- - A Nation like the others -- - The Ambiguities of reform -- - The Elusive quest for coherence -- - Why the gates were not shut -- - Conclusion - National design in a globalizing world -- - Appendix - Immigration graphs