Model immigrants and undesirable aliens : the cost of immigration reform in the 1990s / / Christina Gerken
| Model immigrants and undesirable aliens : the cost of immigration reform in the 1990s / / Christina Gerken |
| Autore | Gerken Christina |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Disciplina | 325.7309/049 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration law - United States - History - 20th century
Immigrants - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Immigration enforcement - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8629-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Introduction: Building a Neoliberal Consensus -- 1. Exclusionary Acts: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Laws -- 2. Family Values and Moral Obligations: The Logic of Congressional Rhetoric -- 3. Dehumanizing the Undocumented: The Legislative Language of Illegality -- 4. Manufacturing the Crisis: Encoded Racism in the Daily Press -- 5. Entrepreneurial Spirits and Individual Failures: The Neoliberal Human Interest Story -- Conclusion: Legacies of Failed Reform -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453811303321 |
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| Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2013 | ||
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Model immigrants and undesirable aliens : the cost of immigration reform in the 1990s / / Christina Gerken
| Model immigrants and undesirable aliens : the cost of immigration reform in the 1990s / / Christina Gerken |
| Autore | Gerken Christina |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Disciplina | 325.7309/049 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration law - United States - History - 20th century
Immigrants - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Immigration enforcement - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8629-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Introduction: Building a Neoliberal Consensus -- 1. Exclusionary Acts: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Laws -- 2. Family Values and Moral Obligations: The Logic of Congressional Rhetoric -- 3. Dehumanizing the Undocumented: The Legislative Language of Illegality -- 4. Manufacturing the Crisis: Encoded Racism in the Daily Press -- 5. Entrepreneurial Spirits and Individual Failures: The Neoliberal Human Interest Story -- Conclusion: Legacies of Failed Reform -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790785603321 |
Gerken Christina
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| Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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