Immigration Issues - Henry Bischoff

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Résumé :
Immigration has generated ongoing debate throughout American history. This book offers students an examination of the 12 most persistent immigration issues from colonial times to the present and provides the text of 86 key documents throughout American history that express views on those issues.

A clearly written, informative work on the contentious topics that have shaped the American experience. Four major sections address U.S. immigration policy, national identity, public order, and human rights. Each one is divided into chapters that examine such questions as Are Undocumented Immigrants Helpful or Harmful to the Untied States? Chapters offer and introductory essay followed by a chronologically arranged appendix of historical and contemporary primary-source documents excerpted from newspaper editorials, presidential addresses, books, and scholarly journals. Though many of these documents may, at first glance, seem dated, students will quickly realize that they are amazingly current and relevant. It's eye opening to read Emma Lazarus's poem New Colossus before an editorial from the same era calling for tthe U.S. to reject loathsome new immigrants..,.an essential volume for all high school reference shelves.-School Library Journal