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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778246203321

Autore

Johnson Kevin R

Titolo

Opening the floodgates [[electronic resource] ] : why America needs to rethink its borders and immigration laws / / Kevin R. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8147-4360-9

0-8147-4300-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 pages)

Collana

Critical America ; ; 80

Disciplina

342.7308/2

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration law - United States

Noncitizens - Government policy - United States

Illegal immigration

United States Emigration and immigration Government policy

United States Boundaries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-273) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 A Call for Truly Comprehensive Immigration Reform; 2 A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Law and Enforcement; 3 Bordering on the Immoral: The Moral Consequences of the Current System of Immigration Regulation; 4 The Economic Benefits of Liberal Migration of Labor Across Borders; 5 Why Open Borders Are Good for All Americans; 6 The Inevitability of Permeable Borders

Sommario/riassunto

"Seeking to re-imagine the meaning and significance of the international border, Opening the Floodgates makes a case for eliminating the border as a legal construct that impedes the movement of people into this country. Open migration policies deserve fuller analysis, as evidenced by President Barack Obama's pledge to make immigration reform a priority. Kevin R. Johnson offers an alternative vision of how U.S. borders might be reconfigured, grounded in moral, economic, and policy arguments for open borders. Importantly, liberalizing migration through an open borders policy would recognize that the enforcement of closed borders cannot stifle the strong, perhaps irresistible, economic, social, and political pressures that fuel international migration. Controversially, Johnson suggests that open



borders are entirely consistent with efforts to prevent terrorism that have dominated immigration enforcement since the events of September 11, 2001. More liberal migration, he suggests, would allow for full attention to be paid to the true dangers to public safety and national security."-from Amazon.com

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346880503321

Autore

Fitta Magdalena

Titolo

Molecular Magnets

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Soggetti

Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Molecular magnets show many properties not met in conventional metallic magnetic materials, i.e. low density, transparency to electromagnetic radiation, sensitivity to external stimuli such as light, pressure, temperature, chemical modification or magnetic/electric fields, and others. They can serve as "functional" materials in sensors of different types or be applied in high-density magnetic storage or nanoscale devices. Research into molecule-based materials became more intense at the end of the 20th century and is now an important branch of modern science. The articles in this Special Issue, written by physicists and chemists, reflect the current work on molecular magnets being carried out in several research centers. Theoretical papers in the issue concern the influence of spin anisotropy in the low dimensional lattice of the resulting type of magnet, as well as thermodynamics and magnetic excitations in spin trimers. The impact of external pressure on structural and magnetic properties and its underlying mechanisms is described using the example of Prussian blue analogue data. The other functionality discussed is the magnetocaloric effect, investigated in



coordination polymers and high spin clusters. In this issue, new molecular magnets are presented: (i) ferromagnetic high-spin [Mn6] single-molecule magnets, (ii) solvatomagnetic compounds changing their structure and magnetism dependent on water content, and (iii) a family of purely organic magnetic materials. Finally, an advanced calorimetric study of anisotropy in magnetic molecular superconductors is reviewed.