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Ghadar Fariborz |
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Titolo |
Becoming American : why immigration is good for our nation's future / / Fariborz Ghadar |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Immigrants - Government policy - United States |
United States Emigration and immigration Government policy |
United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects |
United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Beyond the Numbers; Chapter 2. Debunking the Myths; Chapter 3. How Did I Get Here?; Chapter 4. What It Takes to Uproot Yourself; Chapter 5. How Did She Get Here: Margaret Ghadar; Chapter 6. Why Do They Come?; Chapter 7. How Did He Get Here: Zbigniew Brzezinski; Chapter 8. Hard Work Makes for a Successful Career; Chapter 9. How Did He Get Here: Salomon Garay; Chapter 10. Paying It Forward to the U.S. Economy; Chapter 11. How Did He Get Here: Yoon-shik Park; Chapter 12. The Bimodal Nature of Immigrants; Chapter 13. The Lure of Clusters |
Chapter 14. A Day in the LifeChapter 15. Prejudice Exists, But So What?; Chapter 16. Sticking to Your Own May Work, But It's Not Easy; Chapter 17. Assimilation Is Critical; Chapter 18. Next Generation, and the Next, and the Next; Chapter 19. How Did She Get Here: Otessa Ghadar; Chapter 20. Old Country Is Old; Chapter 21. How Did He Get Here: Michel Amsalem; Chapter 22. Can You Go Home Again?; Chapter 23. Lessons for the Next Generation; Chapter 24. Blueprints for Policymakers; Chapter 25. Would I Do It Again?; References; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens, |
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immigration reform is one of the defining issues of this era. In turns both personal and analytical, remaining factual and well-argued throughout, Fariborz Ghadar's Becoming American makes the case for common sense immigration policies and practices that will not only help strengthen America's fledgling economy and role as world leader, but will also help millions of prospective immigrants and their families start making more out of their lives today, and for generatio |
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