emigration and immigration

Examines the lives of illegal Mexican immigrants and argues that California's immigration policies hurt the immigrants, California, and the U.S., discussing the problematic combination of employers seeking cheap labor and politicians, academics, and others devaluing civic education and making excuses for illegal immigration.

Describes the basic immigration laws of the United States today with historical background.

With the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, many Asian Americans came to the United States to make their fortunes and made many contributions to American society.

"A young Mexican boy tells how he, his mother, and his sister travel across the border to search for his father and for work in Los Angeles"--Provided by publisher.

The author tells about her experiences in Haifa in 1947 as a foreign correspondent for the "New York Post," where she witnessed the arrival of the ship, Exodus 1947, carrying over 4,500 Holocaust survivors who were attempting to find refuge in Palestine.

Explains that the United States has never been a homogeneous, monoethnic nation, so the fact that whites will soon make up less than fifty percent of American society will not signal a major change in the country's government, economy, and culture.

The author presents evidence to support his argument that a liberal immigration policy toward Latin America is good for the security and economy of the United States, as well as for immigrants.

Examines the large migration of Chinese people who came to America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, discussing their hardships and struggles to make a new life; and contains a time line, charts, graphs, and profiles of significant people and events.

Examines the migration of Arab people who came to America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, discussing their hardships and struggles to make a new life; and contains a time line, charts, graphs, and profiles of significant people and events.