A very short introduction very short introductions series by david a. Historian david gerber begins by examining the many legal efforts to curb immigration and to define who is and is not an american, ranging from the naturalization law of 1795 which applied only to freeborn white persons to the chinese exclusion act of 1882, the emergency quota act of 1921, and the reformminded immigration and nationality. A very short introduction examines the many legal efforts to curb immigration and to define who is and is not an american. Gerber and kraut identify a range of significant issues in immigration and ethnic history and skillfully juxtapose an array of materials that invite students to compare past and modernday immigrations. It is time for congress to take action and reform our nations immigration laws. A history of immigration and ethnicity in american life, harperperennial. American immigration and ethnicity is a welcome resource for the study of immigration and ethnic history. What, if any, has the impact of the post1965 immigration been on crime. The history of america is a history of immigration. A very short introduction very short introductions ebook. A very short introduction very short introductions by david a. Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processesconquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial acquisition, and voluntary immigration.
David gerber is distinguished professor emeritus of history at the university of. A companion to american immigration wiley online books. Historian david gerber begins by examining the many legal efforts to curb immigration. Why did policymakers not expect the 1965 act to result in substantial changes in immigration.
What changes in immigration to the united states resulted from the 1965 act and why. A plea from americas scholars american immigration council. Historian david gerber begins by examining the many legal efforts to curb immigration and to define who is and is not an american, ranging from the. David a gerber the united states has experienced voluntary immigration of. Americans have come from every corner of the globe.
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