02699nam 2200649 a 450 991045386580332120200520144314.01-282-34108-197866123410830-313-34803-0(CKB)1000000000707371(EBL)554362(OCoLC)247082868(SSID)ssj0000299351(PQKBManifestationID)12099245(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299351(PQKBWorkID)10241959(PQKB)10269126(MiAaPQ)EBC554362(Au-PeEL)EBL554362(CaPaEBR)ebr10271262(CaONFJC)MIL234108(EXLCZ)99100000000070737120080418d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmigration[electronic resource] /edited by Ilan StavansWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20081 online resource (217 p.)The Ilan Stavans library of Latino civilizationDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-34802-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]) and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I: CONSIDERATIONS; II: VOICES; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editor and ContributorsImmigration is a topic on the minds of a large portion of Americans. In 2006, a series of large marches and political debates shook the nation to the core. With the 2008 presidential campaign under way, the controversy is alive and well. However, it is essential to approach it in an informed, balanced fashion, and the material presented in this volume is designed to accomplish the task. To what extent are immigrants from Mexico and Central America different from their predecessors from say Italy, Poland, and Finland? Is the process of assimilation expected to be as successful today as it was aIlan Stavans library of Latino civilization.Hispanic AmericansSocial conditionsHispanic AmericansBiographyImmigrantsUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationLatin AmericaEmigration and immigrationElectronic books.Hispanic AmericansSocial conditions.Hispanic AmericansImmigrants973/.0468Stavans Ilan553432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453865803321Immigration2098364UNINA