Title:
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 : legislating a new America / edited by Gabriel J. Chin, Rose Cuison Villazor.
Author:
Chin, Gabriel J. (Gabriel Jackson), 1964- editor.
Villazor, Rose Cuison, editor.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018
©2015
Call Number:
KF4819 .I4713 2018
Abstract:
Along with the civil rights and voting rights acts, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 is one of the most important bills of the civil rights era. The Act's political, legal, and demographic impact continues to be felt, yet its legacy is controversial. The 1965 Act was groundbreaking in eliminating the white America immigration policy in place since 1790, ending Asian exclusion, and limiting discrimination against Eastern European Catholics and Jews. At the same time, the Act discriminated against gay men and lesbians, tied refugee status to Cold War political interests, and shattered traditional patterns of Mexican migration, setting the stage for current immigration politics. Drawing from studies in law, political science, anthropology, and economics, this book will be an essential tool for any scholar or student interested in immigration law.
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Edition:
First paperback edition
ISBN:
9781107445987
Physical Description:
xv, 387 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Corporate Subject:
Contents:
The Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 : ushering In an era of racial equality or furthering racial discrimination? -- The 1965 Immigration Act and policy of family unification -- The 1965 Immigration Act and employment-based immigration -- Political and economic issues.
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