LEADER 04089nam 22009015 450 001 9910818755303321 005 20240516124815.0 010 $a0-8147-5902-5 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814759028 035 $a(CKB)2670000000155492 035 $a(EBL)865677 035 $a(OCoLC)779828180 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000607282 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11355319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607282 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10584330 035 $a(PQKB)11316828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865677 035 $a(OCoLC)794701088 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10629 035 $a(DE-B1597)547129 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814759028 035 $a(OCoLC)1175641183 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000155492 100 $a20200723h20082008 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|un|u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIllegal, Alien, or Immigrant $eThe Politics of Immigration Reform /$fLina Newton 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cNew York University Press,$d[2008] 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8147-5843-6 311 0 $a0-8147-5842-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-220) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tA Note on Terminology --$t1. Considering Unlikely Outcomes --$t2. Cases, Contexts, and the Puzzle of Policy Change --$t3. Contesting Illegalities --$t4. Immigrants versus Taxpayers --$t5. Problem Mexicans --$tConclusion --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aWhile the United States cherishes its identity as a nation of immigrants, the country?s immigration policies are historically characterized by cycles of openness and xenophobia. Outbursts of anti-immigrant sentiment among political leaders and in the broader public are fueled by a debate over who is worthy of being considered for full incorporation into the nation, and who is incapable of assimilating and taking on the characteristics and responsibilities associated with being an American. In Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant, Lina Newton carefully dissects the political debates over contemporary immigration reform. Beginning with a close look at the disputes of the 1980's and 1990's, she reveals how a shift in legislator?s portrayals of illegal immigrants-from positive to overwhelmingly negative-facilitated the introduction and passing of controversial reforms. Newton?s analysis reveals how rival descriptions of immigrant groups and the flattering or disparaging myths that surround them define, shape, and can ultimately determine fights over immigration policy. Her pathbreaking findings will shed new light on the current political battles, their likely outcomes, and where to go from here. 606 $aImmigrants$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration 610 $a1980s. 610 $a1990s. 610 $aBeginning. 610 $aLina. 610 $aNewton. 610 $aclose. 610 $acontroversial. 610 $adisputes. 610 $afrom. 610 $aillegal. 610 $aimmigrants. 610 $aintroduction. 610 $alegislators. 610 $alook. 610 $anegativefacilitated. 610 $aoverwhelmingly. 610 $apassing. 610 $aportrayals. 610 $apositive. 610 $areforms. 610 $areveals. 610 $ashift. 610 $awith. 615 0$aImmigrants$xGovernment policy 615 0$aImmigrants 676 $a325.73 700 $aNewton$b Lina$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01722390 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818755303321 996 $aIllegal, Alien, or Immigrant$94122695 997 $aUNINA