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Comprising seven chapters, Immigration Reform: A Reference Handbook surveys the complex topic for high school, undergraduate, and general readers. Chapter 1 gives the historical background to current immigration reform efforts, concentrating on the period from 1965 to date. Chapter 2 discusses problems and controversies, and the proposed solutions to them. Chapter 3 consists of eight original essays contributed by other scholars, complementing the perspective and expertise of the author.
Chapter 4 profiles major organizations and people who, as stakeholders in the politics of immigration reform, drive the agenda on the issue. Chapter 5 presents data and documents on the topic, giving readers the ability to analyze the facts. Chapter 6 provides additional resources that the reader may wish to consult, such as books, journal articles, and films. Chapter 7 provides a detailed chronology of important events from 1965 to 2017 that propel the politics and establish the policy of U.S. immigration reform. The book closes with a useful glossary of key terms used throughout the book and a comprehensive subject index.
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- ISBN: 9798216101277
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- ISBN: 9798216101277
- File size: 5503 KB
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- English
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October 15, 2019
Arguably, U.S. immigration policy has, for most of the nation's history, fallen short of the ideals enshrined by Lady Liberty. Concerns about border security and the country's ability to provide for all who call it home are inextricably intertwined with immigration policy. LeMay (The American Political System, 2017) sketches the thorny facets of immigration reform primarily by outlining the fault lines where legislators (and by extension the public at large) disagree. The book starts with a history of immigration law from 1965 to the DACA annulment in 2018 and segues into current controversies. Government policies touch real lives, and the discussion of perspectives on immigration policies provides a window to view how decisions impact immigrants?these 40 pages are probably the book's most valuable. The rest (roughly half) of the book could be viewed as appendixes to the text's three substantive chapters. Immigration Reform is a good place to start for readers and researchers new to the topic, and it provides the necessary resources to look deeper into immigration issues.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)
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