National insecurities: immigrants and U.S. deportation policy since 1882
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1. Verfasser: Moloney, Deirdre M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press ©2012
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-309) and index
Women, sexuality, and economic dependency in early U.S. deportation policy -- Interrogating sexuality in Europe, urban America, and along the Mexican border -- Gender, dependency, and the likely to become a public charge provision -- Loathsome or contagious : immigrant bodies, disease, and Eugenics and the borders -- Clash of civilizations : whiteness, orientalism, and the limits of religious tolerance at the borders -- Deportation based on politics, labor, and ideology -- Immigrants' rights as human rights -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Excerpts of major U.S. legislation pertaining to immigration deportation policy -- Appendix B: Aliens removed or returned, fiscal years 1892 to 2008
For over a century, deportation and exclusion have defined eligibility for citizenship in the United States and, in turn, have shaped what it means to be American. In this broad analysis of policy from 1882 to present, Deirdre Moloney places current debates about immigration issues in historical context. Focusing on several ethnic groups, Moloney closely examines how gender and race led to differences in the implementation of U.S. immigration policy as well as how poverty, sexuality, health, and ideologies were regulated at the borders. Emphasizing the perspectives of immigrants and their advo
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ISBN:0807882615
146960177X
9780807835487
9780807882610
9781469601779

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