government policy

Primary sources bring to life the immigrant experience through a history of America's most famous point of entry, Ellis Island.

Discusses cases from the history of immigration in the U.S. in which immigrants are denied, such as the people aboard "The St. Louis" who were sent back to Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, the detained, such as Japanese Americans during WWII, and the deported, such as Emma Goldman, who was sent back to Russia in 1919 after living in the U.S. for thirty years.

Argues that anti-immigration groups are racist; explores the history of violence against immigrants; and contends that the United States needs to adopt a pro-worker and pro-immigrant agenda.

Floor plans on lining papers. Text and photographs provide a record of the historical immigration station in New York Harbor.

Examines the history of undocumented immigration to the United States, the hardships endured by illegal aliens, their motives in immigrating, and current efforts to control this situation.

Presents a series of reforms to immigration policies as a way to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the United States, discussing the costs and benefits of immigration, competing policy principles, and shifting public opinion among other topics.

Discusses the political debates over immigration that have taken place during the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries, examining why portrayals of immigrants have shifted in order to fuel the agendas of legislators, and related topics.

Reveals that the problem with American government is its inability to make things work and solve problems, offering a program for change.

Prominent observers offer differing views on the social, political, and legal impact of continuing immigration to the United States.

Examines the history of undocumented immigration to the United States, the hardships endured by illegal aliens, their motives in immigrating, and current efforts to control this situation.