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One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Jia Lynn Yang
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-19 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Winner of the Zócalo Book Prize Shortlisted for the Arthur Ross Book Award Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence A New York Times Book Review
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jia Lynn Yang
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-25 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants is at the core of the American narrative. But in 1924, Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jia Lynn Yang
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-19 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants is at the core of the American narrative. But in 1924, Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so
The Deportation Machine
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Adam Goodman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-26 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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The unknown history of deportation and of the fear that shapes immigrants' lives Constant headlines about deportations, detention camps, and border walls drive
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Language: en
Pages: 405
Authors: Gabriel J. Chin
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This is the first book on the landmark 1965 Immigration Act, which ended race-based immigration quotas and reshaped American demographics.