American immigration after 1996 : the shifting ground of political inclusion / Kathleen R. Arnold.

Author/creator Arnold, Kathleen R., 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 182 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Immigrants--United States. --Social conditions.
Immigrants--Civil rights. --United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration.

Contents Contemporary assimilation in the United States -- Enemy invaders! Mexican immigrants and U.S. wars against them -- Anti-immigration groups and civil society : pathway to democracy or support for prerogative power? -- Homo laborans, statelessness, and terror : economic deregulation and the strengthening of sovereignty -- Conclusion : the right to rights?.
Abstract "Examines the underlying complexities of immigration in the United States and the relationship between globalization of the economy and issues of political sovereignty"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011008010
ISBN9780271048895 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271048891 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780271048901 (pbk)
ISBN0271048905