In a New Land a Comparative View of Immigration
2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title!. According to the 2000 census, more than 10% of U.S. residents were foreign born; together with their American-born children, this group constitutes one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Leading immigratio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
NYU Press
2005, 2005
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title!. According to the 2000 census, more than 10% of U.S. residents were foreign born; together with their American-born children, this group constitutes one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Leading immigration studies scholar, Nancy Foner, answers this question in her study of comparative immigration. Drawing on the rich history of American immigrants and current statistical and ethnographic data, In a New Land compares today's new immigrants with the past influxes of Europeans to the United States and acros |
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| Physical Description: | 336 pages |
| ISBN: | 0814728596 9780814728598 |