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President John F. Kennedy's final book, A Nation of Immigrants, is a most worthy and relevant contribution to the contemporary debate on immigration reform.
"This book should be read by every politician involved in the immigration debate, and by every citizen interested in the current immigration debate...." (OnTheIssues.org)
Throughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America...
"This book should be read by every politician involved in the immigration debate, and by every citizen interested in the current immigration debate...." (OnTheIssues.org)
Throughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America...
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"A sweeping history of the legislative battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for the immigration debates roiling America today. The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants is today so pervasive, and seems so foundational, that it can be hard to believe Americans ever thought otherwise. But a 1924 law passed by Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so stringent that it choked off large-scale immigration for...
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An Economist and Financial Times “Best Book of the Year”
“Harrowing” true stories from two years of immersion reporting on the migrant trail from Chiapas to Arizona—an “honorable successor to enduring works like George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier” (New York Times)
One day a few years ago, 300 migrants were kidnapped between the...
“Harrowing” true stories from two years of immersion reporting on the migrant trail from Chiapas to Arizona—an “honorable successor to enduring works like George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier” (New York Times)
One day a few years ago, 300 migrants were kidnapped between the...
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Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
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226 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"Brown Album is a stirring collection of essays, at times humorous and at times profound, drawn from more than a decade of Khakpour's work. Altogether, it reveals the tolls that immigrant life in this country can take on a person and the joys that life can give."--Provided by publisher.
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"Immigrant Experiences weaves together the varied strands of the immigrant experience using detailed historical and contemporary examples that move beyond hackneyed stereotypes about immigrants to give readers a fact-based understanding of immigration to the United States"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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"Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. But there are obstacles...
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You already know that we have an immigration crisis in America.
You know that our southern border isn't a border at all-it's an open migrant highway.
Now, in this gripping exposé from bestselling author Michelle Malkin (Invasion, Culture of Corruption), you'll discover that the immigration crisis is no accident. Powerful special interest groups are pulling strings behind the scenes to keep America's borders open so that a flood of cheap labor...
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"Weaves a global narrative by linking the myriad personal stories of chefs, entrepreneurs, labourers, and dreamers who populate Chinese kitchens worldwide. Behind these kitchen doors lies an intriguing paradox which characterizes many of these communities: how Chinese immigrants have resisted--or have often been prevented from--complete assimilation into the social fabric of their new homes"--
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German and central European emigration volume monograph no. 2, pt. 1-4
Publisher
Westland Publications
Pub. Date
1986
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v. <1-4 > ; 28 cm.
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English
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Portable genealogist. Records volume 1
Publisher
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Pub. Date
2013.
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4 unnumbered pages ; 28 cm
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English
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Covers the primary waves of immigration to the United States from 1607-1924, locating records generated by these waves and use of these records for genealogical purposes.
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RIIES research notes volume no. 2
Publisher
Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies, Smithsonian Institution
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 294 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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