Illegal, alien, or immigrant the politics of immigration reform / Lina Newton.

Author/creator Newton, Lina
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionix, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents Introduction : the power of a good story -- Considering unlikely outcomes : the peculiar politics of immigration -- Cases, contexts, and the puzzle of policy change -- Contesting illegalities : the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act -- Immigrants versus taxpayers : the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act -- Problem Mexicans : race, nationalism, and their limits in contemporary immigration policy -- Conclusion : power and image in immigration policymaking.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-220) and index.
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LCCN 2008008059
ISBN9780814758427 (cl : alk. paper)
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