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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. |
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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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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Sobczak
| American attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Sobczak |
| Autore | Sobczak Michael <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 325.73 |
| Collana | The new Americans : recent immigration and American society |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59332-643-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Immigration and the American Response; CHAPTER 2 Theoretical Framework: Social Structure, Group Threat, Racism, & Self-Interest; CHAPTER 3 Conceptualization and Measurement in Prior Research; CHAPTER 4 Data and Methods; CHAPTER 5 Assessing the Direct Effects of Social Structure on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United States; CHAPTER 6 Assessing the Effects of Social Psychological Factors on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
CHAPTER 7 Assessing the Total Effects of Social Structure on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United StatesCHAPTER 8 Conclusion; APPENDIX AAddressing Collinearity Issues; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462264403321 |
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Sobczak Michael <1975->
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| El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010 | ||
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American attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Sobczak
| American attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Sobczak |
| Autore | Sobczak Michael <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 325.73 |
| Collana | The new Americans : recent immigration and American society |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| ISBN | 1-59332-643-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Immigration and the American Response; CHAPTER 2 Theoretical Framework: Social Structure, Group Threat, Racism, & Self-Interest; CHAPTER 3 Conceptualization and Measurement in Prior Research; CHAPTER 4 Data and Methods; CHAPTER 5 Assessing the Direct Effects of Social Structure on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United States; CHAPTER 6 Assessing the Effects of Social Psychological Factors on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
CHAPTER 7 Assessing the Total Effects of Social Structure on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United StatesCHAPTER 8 Conclusion; APPENDIX AAddressing Collinearity Issues; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785952203321 |
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Sobczak Michael <1975->
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| El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Border walls gone green : nature and anti-immigrant politics in America / / John Hultgren
| Border walls gone green : nature and anti-immigrant politics in America / / John Hultgren |
| Autore | Hultgren John <1981-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London, England : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 325.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Emigration and immigration - Environmental aspects Emigration and immigration - Political aspects - United States Environmentalism - Political aspects - United States Nature - Effect of human beings on - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4529-4570-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. We Have Always Been Restrictionists; 2. Naturalizing Nativism; 3. The Challenge of Ecocommunitarian Restrictionism; 4. Responding to Restrictionism; 5. Toward an Environmental Political Theory of Migration; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797626503321 |
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Hultgren John <1981->
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| Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London, England : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Border walls gone green : nature and anti-immigrant politics in America / / John Hultgren
| Border walls gone green : nature and anti-immigrant politics in America / / John Hultgren |
| Autore | Hultgren John <1981-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London, England : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 325.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Emigration and immigration - Environmental aspects Emigration and immigration - Political aspects - United States Environmentalism - Political aspects - United States Nature - Effect of human beings on - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4529-4570-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. We Have Always Been Restrictionists; 2. Naturalizing Nativism; 3. The Challenge of Ecocommunitarian Restrictionism; 4. Responding to Restrictionism; 5. Toward an Environmental Political Theory of Migration; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813205903321 |
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Hultgren John <1981->
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| Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London, England : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Brown tide rising [[electronic resource] ] : metaphors of Latinos in contemporary American public discourse / / Otto Santa Ana
| Brown tide rising [[electronic resource] ] : metaphors of Latinos in contemporary American public discourse / / Otto Santa Ana |
| Autore | Santa Ana Otto <1954-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.868073 |
| Soggetto topico |
Hispanic Americans - Public opinion
Hispanic Americans and mass media Discourse analysis - United States - Psychological aspects Discourse analysis - Political aspects - United States Hispanic Americans - Politics and government - Public opinion Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Public opinion - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-292-79635-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451935703321 |
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Santa Ana Otto <1954->
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| Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2002 | ||
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Brown tide rising [[electronic resource] ] : metaphors of Latinos in contemporary American public discourse / / Otto Santa Ana
| Brown tide rising [[electronic resource] ] : metaphors of Latinos in contemporary American public discourse / / Otto Santa Ana |
| Autore | Santa Ana Otto <1954-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.868073 |
| Soggetto topico |
Hispanic Americans - Public opinion
Hispanic Americans and mass media Discourse analysis - United States - Psychological aspects Discourse analysis - Political aspects - United States Hispanic Americans - Politics and government - Public opinion Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Public opinion - United States |
| ISBN | 0-292-79635-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE Why Study the Public Discourse Metaphors Depicting Latinos? -- PART I Theory and Method -- CHAPTER TWO How Metaphor Shapes Public Opinion -- PART II Analyses -- CHAPTER THREE Proposition 187: Misrepresenting Immigrants and Immigration -- CHAPTER FOUR Proposition 209: Competing Metaphors for racism and affirmative action -- CHAPTER FIVE Student as Means, Not End: Contemporary American Discourse on Education -- CHAPTER SIX American Discourse on nation and language: The ‘‘English for the Children’’ Referendum -- PART III Conclusions -- CHAPTER SEVEN Disese or intruder: Metaphors Constructing the Place of Latinos in the United States -- CHAPTER EIGHT Insurgent Metaphors: Contesting the Conventional Representations of Latinos -- Appendix: Tallies of Political Metaphors -- Notes -- References -- Permissions Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777510403321 |
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Santa Ana Otto <1954->
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| Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman
| Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman |
| Autore | Tirman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.873 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Government policy - United States
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Latin Americans - United States - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - Social conditions Public opinion - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-262-32851-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Raid: The Second Great Migration and the Culture of Resistance; 2 Raiding the Schools: The Riven Soul of Arizona; 3 The Usual Suspects: The Raid in New Bedford; 4 Dreaming the Dream: The Next Generation; 5 Raids Gone Global: Genocide in Guatemala and Wars in Mexico; 6 The Rocky Road to Reform; 7 Legality and Language as Cultural Weapons; 8 Hope for the Dream Chasers; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460184703321 |
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Tirman John
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman
| Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman |
| Autore | Tirman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.873 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Government policy - United States
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Latin Americans - United States - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - Social conditions Public opinion - United States |
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0-262-32852-6
0-262-32851-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Raid: The Second Great Migration and the Culture of Resistance; 2 Raiding the Schools: The Riven Soul of Arizona; 3 The Usual Suspects: The Raid in New Bedford; 4 Dreaming the Dream: The Next Generation; 5 Raids Gone Global: Genocide in Guatemala and Wars in Mexico; 6 The Rocky Road to Reform; 7 Legality and Language as Cultural Weapons; 8 Hope for the Dream Chasers; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796907203321 |
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Tirman John
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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