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"They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky
| "They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky |
| Autore | Chomsky Aviva <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8070-4157-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Immigrants and the economy -- Myth 1. Immigrants take American jobs -- Myth 2. Immigrants compete with low-skilled workers and drive down wages -- Myth 3. Unions oppose immigration because it harms the working class -- Myth 4. Immigrants don't pay taxes -- Myth 5. Immigrants are a drain on the economy -- Myth 6. Immigrants send most of what they earn out of the country in the form of remittances -- pt. 2. Immigrants and the law -- Myth 7. The rules apply to everyone, so new immigrants need to follow them just like immigrants in the past did -- Myth 8. The country is being overrun by illegal immigrants -- Myth 9. The United States has a generous refugee policy -- pt. 3. Immigration and race -- Myth 10. The United States is a melting pot that has always welcomed immigrants from all over the world -- Myth 11. Since we are all the descendants of immigrants here, we all start on equal footing -- Myth 12. Today's immigrants threaten the national culture because they are not assimilating -- Myth 13. Today's immigrants are not learning English, and bilingual education just adds to the problem -- pt. 4. How have U.S. policies created immigration? -- Myth 14. Immigrants only come here because they want to enjoy our higher standard of living -- Case study : the Philippines -- pt. 5. The debate at the turn of the millennium -- Myth 15. The American public opposes immigration, and the debate in Congress reflects that -- Myth 16. The overwhelming victory of Proposition 187 in California shows that the public opposes immigration -- Myth 17. Immigration is a problem -- Myth 18. Countries need to control who goes in and out -- Myth 19. We need to protect our borders to prevent criminals and terrorists from entering the country -- Myth 20. If people break our laws by immigrating illegally, they are criminals and should be deported -- Myth 21. The problems this book raises are so huge that there's nothing we can do about them -- Epilogue -- Timeline. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453597203321 |
Chomsky Aviva <1957->
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| Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 | ||
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"They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky
| "They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky |
| Autore | Chomsky Aviva <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Collana | Myths Made in America Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8070-4157-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Immigrants and the economy -- Myth 1. Immigrants take American jobs -- Myth 2. Immigrants compete with low-skilled workers and drive down wages -- Myth 3. Unions oppose immigration because it harms the working class -- Myth 4. Immigrants don't pay taxes -- Myth 5. Immigrants are a drain on the economy -- Myth 6. Immigrants send most of what they earn out of the country in the form of remittances -- pt. 2. Immigrants and the law -- Myth 7. The rules apply to everyone, so new immigrants need to follow them just like immigrants in the past did -- Myth 8. The country is being overrun by illegal immigrants -- Myth 9. The United States has a generous refugee policy -- pt. 3. Immigration and race -- Myth 10. The United States is a melting pot that has always welcomed immigrants from all over the world -- Myth 11. Since we are all the descendants of immigrants here, we all start on equal footing -- Myth 12. Today's immigrants threaten the national culture because they are not assimilating -- Myth 13. Today's immigrants are not learning English, and bilingual education just adds to the problem -- pt. 4. How have U.S. policies created immigration? -- Myth 14. Immigrants only come here because they want to enjoy our higher standard of living -- Case study : the Philippines -- pt. 5. The debate at the turn of the millennium -- Myth 15. The American public opposes immigration, and the debate in Congress reflects that -- Myth 16. The overwhelming victory of Proposition 187 in California shows that the public opposes immigration -- Myth 17. Immigration is a problem -- Myth 18. Countries need to control who goes in and out -- Myth 19. We need to protect our borders to prevent criminals and terrorists from entering the country -- Myth 20. If people break our laws by immigrating illegally, they are criminals and should be deported -- Myth 21. The problems this book raises are so huge that there's nothing we can do about them -- Epilogue -- Timeline. |
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Chomsky Aviva <1957->
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| Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 | ||
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The accidental American [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and citizenship in the age of globalization / / Rinku Sen, with Fekkak Mamdouh
| The accidental American [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and citizenship in the age of globalization / / Rinku Sen, with Fekkak Mamdouh |
| Autore | Sen Rinku |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MamdouhFekkak <1961-> |
| Collana | A BK currents book |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - New York (State) - New York
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-29946-8
9786612299469 1-57675-892-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: coming to citizenship in a near-global age -- Leaving home -- Us and them after 9/11 -- Crimmigration -- Learning to organize -- Building a cooperative restaurant -- Scaling up throughout the industry -- Framing the immigration debate -- Growing a movement -- Dreaming globally -- Everybody means everybody. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454458203321 |
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Sen Rinku
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008 | ||
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The accidental American [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and citizenship in the age of globalization / / Rinku Sen, with Fekkak Mamdouh
| The accidental American [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and citizenship in the age of globalization / / Rinku Sen, with Fekkak Mamdouh |
| Autore | Sen Rinku |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MamdouhFekkak <1961-> |
| Collana | A BK currents book |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - New York (State) - New York
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 |
| ISBN |
1-282-29946-8
9786612299469 1-57675-892-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: coming to citizenship in a near-global age -- Leaving home -- Us and them after 9/11 -- Crimmigration -- Learning to organize -- Building a cooperative restaurant -- Scaling up throughout the industry -- Framing the immigration debate -- Growing a movement -- Dreaming globally -- Everybody means everybody. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782692803321 |
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Sen Rinku
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors
| Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Assimilation (Sociology) Social integration - United States Minorities - United States - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-7391-0636-8
0-7391-5242-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 New Immigrant Communities and Integration Elżbieta M. Goździak; 2 The Growth and Population Characteristics of Immigrants and Minorities in America's New Settlement States Micah N. Bump, B. Lindsay Lowell, and Silje Pettersen; Part II: Case Studies; 3 New Immigrant Communities in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad: Integration Issues and Challenges Raleigh Bailey; 4 Black and White and the Other: International Immigration and Change in Metropolitan Atlanta Art Hansen
5 Latinos, Africans, and Asians in the North Star State: Immigrant Communities in Minnesota Katherine Fennelly6 From Temporary Picking to Permanent Plucking: Hispanic Newcomers, Integration, and Change in the Shenandoah Valley Micah N. Bump; 7 At the Gates of the Kingdom: Latino Immigrants in Utah, 1900 to 2003 Armando Solórzano; 8 Newcomers in Rural America: Hispanic Immigrants in Rogers, Arkansas Andrew I. Schoenholtz; Part III: Best Practices; 9 Promising Practices for Immigrant Integration Eiżbieta M. Goźidiak and Michael 1 Melia; Part IV: Conclusion 10 Challenges for the Future Elżbieta M. Goidźiak and Susan F. MartinIndex; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452343303321 |
| Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors
| Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Assimilation (Sociology) Social integration - United States Minorities - United States - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
0-7391-0636-8
0-7391-5242-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 New Immigrant Communities and Integration Elżbieta M. Goździak; 2 The Growth and Population Characteristics of Immigrants and Minorities in America's New Settlement States Micah N. Bump, B. Lindsay Lowell, and Silje Pettersen; Part II: Case Studies; 3 New Immigrant Communities in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad: Integration Issues and Challenges Raleigh Bailey; 4 Black and White and the Other: International Immigration and Change in Metropolitan Atlanta Art Hansen
5 Latinos, Africans, and Asians in the North Star State: Immigrant Communities in Minnesota Katherine Fennelly6 From Temporary Picking to Permanent Plucking: Hispanic Newcomers, Integration, and Change in the Shenandoah Valley Micah N. Bump; 7 At the Gates of the Kingdom: Latino Immigrants in Utah, 1900 to 2003 Armando Solórzano; 8 Newcomers in Rural America: Hispanic Immigrants in Rogers, Arkansas Andrew I. Schoenholtz; Part III: Best Practices; 9 Promising Practices for Immigrant Integration Eiżbieta M. Goźidiak and Michael 1 Melia; Part IV: Conclusion 10 Challenges for the Future Elżbieta M. Goidźiak and Susan F. MartinIndex; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790579803321 |
| Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors
| Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Assimilation (Sociology) Social integration - United States Minorities - United States - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
0-7391-0636-8
0-7391-5242-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 New Immigrant Communities and Integration Elżbieta M. Goździak; 2 The Growth and Population Characteristics of Immigrants and Minorities in America's New Settlement States Micah N. Bump, B. Lindsay Lowell, and Silje Pettersen; Part II: Case Studies; 3 New Immigrant Communities in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad: Integration Issues and Challenges Raleigh Bailey; 4 Black and White and the Other: International Immigration and Change in Metropolitan Atlanta Art Hansen
5 Latinos, Africans, and Asians in the North Star State: Immigrant Communities in Minnesota Katherine Fennelly6 From Temporary Picking to Permanent Plucking: Hispanic Newcomers, Integration, and Change in the Shenandoah Valley Micah N. Bump; 7 At the Gates of the Kingdom: Latino Immigrants in Utah, 1900 to 2003 Armando Solórzano; 8 Newcomers in Rural America: Hispanic Immigrants in Rogers, Arkansas Andrew I. Schoenholtz; Part III: Best Practices; 9 Promising Practices for Immigrant Integration Eiżbieta M. Goźidiak and Michael 1 Melia; Part IV: Conclusion 10 Challenges for the Future Elżbieta M. Goidźiak and Susan F. MartinIndex; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826971603321 |
| Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colonial Subjects [[electronic resource] ] : Puerto Ricans in a Global Perspective
| Colonial Subjects [[electronic resource] ] : Puerto Ricans in a Global Perspective |
| Autore | Grosfoguel Ramón |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina |
304.8/73
304.8730729509043 |
| Soggetto topico |
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans-- United States-- History-- 20th century Puerto Ricans - History - 20th century - United States Puerto Ricans - History - Migrations - 20th century - Europe, Western Puerto Ricans - History - 20th century Ethnic & Race Studies Gender & Ethnic Studies Social Sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-520-92754-0
1-59734-550-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Geopolitics of Knowledge and Coloniality of Power; part one:l The Political Economy of Puerto Rico; part two: Puerto Rican Migration and the Caribbean Diapora in the United States; part three: Caribbean Colonial Migrants in Western Europe and the United States; Appendix; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456400103321 |
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Grosfoguel Ramón
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colonial subjects [[electronic resource] ] : Puerto Ricans in a global perspective
| Colonial subjects [[electronic resource] ] : Puerto Ricans in a global perspective |
| Autore | Grosfoguel Ramón |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina |
304.8/73
304.8730729509043 |
| Soggetto topico |
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans-- United States-- History-- 20th century Puerto Ricans - History - 20th century - United States Puerto Ricans - History - Migrations - 20th century - Europe, Western Puerto Ricans - History - 20th century Ethnic & Race Studies Gender & Ethnic Studies Social Sciences |
| ISBN |
0-520-92754-0
1-59734-550-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Geopolitics of Knowledge and Coloniality of Power; part one:l The Political Economy of Puerto Rico; part two: Puerto Rican Migration and the Caribbean Diapora in the United States; part three: Caribbean Colonial Migrants in Western Europe and the United States; Appendix; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780450203321 |
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Grosfoguel Ramón
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A companion to American immigration [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Reed Ueda
| A companion to American immigration [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Reed Ueda |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (584 p.) |
| Disciplina |
304.8/73
304.873 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | UedaReed |
| Collana | Blackwell companions to American history |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-28568-0
9786610285686 1-4051-6565-0 1-78034-036-2 0-470-99711-7 1-4051-5220-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A nation of immigrants and a gatekeeping nation : American immigration law and policy / Erika Lee -- Naturalization and nationality / Irene Bloemraad and Reed Ueda -- Immigration and ethnic politics / James J. Connolly -- Immigrant transnationals and US foreign relations / Xiao-huang Yin and Peter H. Koehn -- Bodies from abroad : immigration, health, and disease / Alan M. Kraut -- The politics of immigration and the rise of the migration state : comparative and historical perspectives / James F. Hollifield -- Ethnic and racial identity / Marilyn Halter -- Nativism and prejudice against immigrants / Tyler Anbinder -- Assimilation and American national identity / Michael R. Olneck -- Internationalization and transnationalization / David Gerber -- Immigration and race relations / Jeffrey Melnick -- Demography and American immigration / Michael S. Teitelbaum -- Gender and immigration / Suzanne M. Sinke -- Immigrant residential and mobility patterns / Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller -- Characteristics of immigrants to the United States : 1820-2003 / Guillermina Jasso and Mark R. Rosenzweig -- Marriage patterns in historical perspective : gender and ethnicity / Robert McCaa, Albert Esteve, and Clara Cortina -- Immigrant social mobility and the historian / Kenneth A. Scherzer -- Labor and immigration history : first principles / Leon Fink -- Immigration in the economy : development and enterprise / Nian-Sheng Huang -- Immigrants in the American housing market / Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller -- Immigration and American diversity : food for thought / Donna R. Gabaccia -- Immigration and language / Nancy C. Carnevale -- Immigration and education in the United States / Paula S. Fass -- Religion and ethnicity / John McClymer -- Mutual aid societies and fraternal orders / Daniel Soyer. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143261403321 |
| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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