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070501s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng |
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2007017332 |
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9781583671559 |
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JV6465 |
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.G87 2007 |
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325.73 |
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Guskin, Jane |
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Wilson, David L |
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245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Politics of immigration |
Remainder of title |
questions and answers |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Monthly Review Press |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2007 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
176p. |
Dimensions |
21 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-169) and index. |
505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Title |
Preface : Is the United States a nation of immigrants? -- |
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Author's notes -- |
Miscellaneous information |
1. |
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Who are the immigrants? -- |
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How do we define immigrants? -- |
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How many immigrants are here? -- |
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Are immigrants different from other people? -- |
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Who are the undocumented immigrants? -- |
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Is there a "new wave" of immigration? -- |
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Is the new wave really new? -- |
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Are politicians stirring up a panic about immigration? -- |
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Why do people immigrate? -- |
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What are the "root causes" of migration? -- |
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Why do people come to the United States? -- |
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Is it our fault other countries have so many problems? -- |
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Why do so many Mexicans come here? -- |
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Why don't people stay home and fix their own countries? -- |
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What happens when people do try to fix their countries? -- |
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How can we address the root causes of immigration? -- |
Miscellaneous information |
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Does the United States welcome refugees? -- |
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What is a refugee? -- |
Miscellaneous information |
The |
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voyage of the St. Louis -- |
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Who gets political asylum? -- |
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Are all refugees treated equally? -- |
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Why do Cubans get special treatment? -- |
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Why can't they just "get legal"? -- |
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Is it really important who's "legal" and who's not? -- |
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How "illegal" is immigration, anyway? -- |
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Criminal or civil? -- |
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Why don't immigrants "follow the rules"? -- |
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Don't all immigrants bring their extended families here? -- |
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Isn't there some kind of "visa lottery"? -- |
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Is it really so hard to get a tourist visa? -- |
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"Yacht people" -- |
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Aren't there lots of other ways to come here legally? -- |
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Once immigrants have been here a while, can't they "get legal"? -- |
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Isn't there some kind of waiver"? -- |
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Who can "get legal"? -- |
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What about the so-called "anchor babies"? -- |
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Couldn't immigrants become U.S. citizens if they wanted to? -- |
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Is it easy to be "illegal"? -- |
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Is it easy to live here "illegally"? -- |
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Do immigrants have the right to an education? -- |
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Are undocumented workers more exploited? -- |
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Are all workers protected by labor laws? -- |
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Do immigrants have constitutional rights? -- |
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Do immigrants have the right to protest? -- |
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How can you tell who's a citizen and who's not? -- |
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6. |
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Are immigrants hurting our economy? -- |
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How much do immigrants cost us? -- |
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Do immigrants collect welfare? -- |
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Do immigrants pay taxes? -- |
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How much do out-of-status immigrants get back? -- |
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The |
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9/11 victims -- |
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Do remittances drain the economy? -- |
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Do immigrants take our jobs? -- |
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Don't they just take jobs we don't want? -- |
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Do immigrants bring down wages? -- |
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Why do they work for less? -- |
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Who benefits from low wages for immigrants? -- |
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What can we do about the "race to the bottom"? -- |
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7. |
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Is immigration bad for our health, environment, or culture? -- |
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Do immigrants endanger public health? -- |
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What about epidemics like TB and AIDS? -- |
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Is immigration bad for the environment? -- |
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Do immigrants care about the environment? -- |
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Are immigrants to blame for population growth? -- |
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Is overpopulation a serious environmental threat? -- |
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How can we slow population growth? -- |
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What about overcrowding in our communities? -- |
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Do immigrants learn English? -- |
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Are the new immigrants too "different" to assimilate? -- |
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What factors slow assimilation? -- |
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Who are the "real Americans"? -- |
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8. |
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Are immigrants a threat? -- |
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Do immigrants commit more crimes than non-immigrants? -- |
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Is it unfair to treat immigrants who commit crimes differently than citizens? -- |
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Does deportation make us safer? -- |
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Is there a link between immigration and terrorism? -- |
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Is the government going after foreign terrorists? -- |
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How did the September 11 hijackers get here? -- |
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Who decides who's a terrorist? -- |
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Does the crackdown on immigrants make us safer? -- |
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How does the crackdown on immigrants affect the rest of us? -- |
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Did all this start with September 11? -- |
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Are immigrant workers a national security risk? -- |
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9. |
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Enforcement : is it a solution? -- |
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If we enforce our laws, will the problem go away? -- |
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What if we deport all the "illegal" immigrants? -- |
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Are we doing enough to secure the border? -- |
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What has border enforcement done so far? -- |
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Can't we seal off the border? -- |
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How would smugglers deal with "sealed" borders? -- |
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Can't we cut off the "job magnet"? -- |
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What have employer sanctions accomplished? -- |
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How are employer sanctions enforced? -- |
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How does workplace enforcement affect organizing? -- |
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If we make life hard enough for immigrants, will they leave? -- |
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Who profits from enforcement? -- |
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10. |
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What about "guest worker" and amnesty programs? -- |
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Are "guest worker" programs a solution? -- |
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How did we end up with these "guest worker" programs? -- |
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Slavery in the cane fields -- |
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What happened to the Mexican "braceros"? -- |
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How are "guest workers" treated now? -- |
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What happens when "guest workers" defend their rights? -- |
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Do "guest worker" programs hurt U.S. workers? -- |
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What's all this talk about amnesty? -- |
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Haven't we already had an amnesty? -- |
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What impact will amnesty have in the United States now? -- |
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Won't amnesty cause more problems later on? -- |
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11. |
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Why do we jail and deport immigrants? -- |
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Who gets deported, and why? -- |
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What happens to people who are deported? -- |
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What happens to the families of deportees? -- |
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What is immigration detention? -- |
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Is immigration detention new? -- |
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Who is in immigration detention, and where? -- |
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How long do people spend in detention? -- |
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How bad is detention really? -- |
Miscellaneous information |
The |
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story of S. -- |
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How are families affected by detention? -- |
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Is detention necessary? -- |
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Who pays for detention, and who profits? -- |
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Miscellaneous information |
12. |
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Can we open our borders? -- |
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What do we mean by open borders? -- |
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Have any countries actually tried opening their borders? -- |
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Does the European Union really have open borders? -- |
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Has freedom of movement caused problems in Europe? -- |
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Does freedom of movement threaten national identity or culture? -- |
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How can we keep criminals and terrorists out without borders? -- |
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Is opening the borders part of "free trade"? -- |
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How would freedom of movement actually work here? -- |
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How would we control citizenship? -- |
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What would happen if we opened the borders? -- |
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Wouldn't we be flooded with immigrants? -- |
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Would our standard of living collapse? -- |
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Could freedom of movement really work? -- |
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Resources -- |
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Suggested readings -- |
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Suggested films -- |
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Organzations -- |
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"Know-your-rights" information for immigrants -- |
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Notes -- |
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Index. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Immigrants |
Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
9 (RLIN) |
47701 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Immigrants |
General subdivision |
Government policy |
Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
9 (RLIN) |
47702 |
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
United States |
General subdivision |
Emigration and immigration. |
9 (RLIN) |
47703 |
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
United States |
General subdivision |
Emigration and immigration |
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Government policy. |
9 (RLIN) |
47704 |
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Personal name |
Wilson, David L. |
Fuller form of name |
(David Leigh), |
Dates associated with a name |
1946- |
9 (RLIN) |
47705 |
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Materials specified |
Table of contents only |
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