Model immigrants and undesirable aliens the cost of immigration reform in the 1990s / Christina Gerken.

Author/creator Gerken, Christina
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Description328 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Immigrants--Government policy. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Emigration and immigration law--United States. --History. --20th century.
Immigration enforcement--United States. --History. --20th century.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --Government policy.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --Political aspects. --History. --20th century.
United States--Politics and government. --1993-2001.

Contents Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Introduction: Building a Neoliberal Consensus -- 1. Exclusionary Acts: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Laws -- 2. Family Values and Moral Obligations: The Logic of Congressional Rhetoric -- 3. Dehumanizing the Undocumented: The Legislative Language of Illegality -- 4. Manufacturing the Crisis: Encoded Racism in the Daily Press -- 5. Entrepreneurial Spirits and Individual Failures: The Neoliberal Human Interest Story -- Conclusion: Legacies of Failed Reform -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013030778
ISBN9780816674725 (hardback)
ISBN9780816674732 (pb)