02849nam 2200649 450 991077983350332120200520144314.007425585410742580458(CKB)2550000001109820(EBL)1330358(OCoLC)854977623(SSID)ssj0000953825(PQKBManifestationID)12394021(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000953825(PQKBWorkID)10911112(PQKB)11420794(MiAaPQ)EBC1330358(Au-PeEL)EBL1330358(CaPaEBR)ebr10934816(CaONFJC)MIL509768(EXLCZ)99255000000110982020141014h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe founders on citizenship and immigration principles and challenges in America /Edward J. Erler, Thomas G. West and John MariniLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,2007.©20071 online resource (179 pages)Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political PhilosophyDescription based upon print version of record.074255855X 1299785174 Preface -- Introduction: Politics and Immigration -- American Citizenship and Postmodern Challenges -- Immigration: The Founders' View and Today's Challenge -- Progressivism, Immigration, and CitizenshipWorking with the underlying premise that America's founding principles continue to be vital in the modern era, Erler, Marini, and West take a conservative look at immigration, one of today's most pressing political issues. Character_the capacity to live a life befitting republican citizens_is, as the Founders knew, crucial to the debate about immigration. The Founders on Citizenship and Immigration seeks to revive the issue of republican character in the current immigration debate and to elucidate the constitutional foundations of American citizenship.Claremont Institute series on statesmanship and political philosophy.NoncitizensUnited StatesCitizenshipUnited StatesIllegal immigrationUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyNoncitizensCitizenshipIllegal immigration.325.73Erler Edward J.1516750West Thomas G.1945-Marini John A.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779833503321The founders on citizenship and immigration3753414UNINA