LEADER 03443nam 2200577 450 001 9910787861503321 005 20230126212207.0 010 $a1-4422-2895-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000546804 035 $a(EBL)1648847 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001182179 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11681221 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001182179 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11147729 035 $a(PQKB)10310952 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1648847 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1648847 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10852634 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL582508 035 $a(OCoLC)874097415 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000546804 100 $a20140405h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBecoming American $ewhy immigration is good for our nation's future /$fFariborz Ghadar 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (219 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-2894-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aFor policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens, 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 606 $aImmigrants$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xEconomic aspects 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xSocial aspects 615 0$aImmigrants$xGovernment policy 676 $a325.73 700 $aGhadar$b Fariborz$0676473 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787861503321 996 $aBecoming American$93837560 997 $aUNINA