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Americans-in-waiting

Americans-in-waiting

Hiroshi Motomura · 2006 · 255 pages

CitizenshipEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyImmigrantsImmigrants, united statesUnited states, emigration and immigration

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America is unquestionably a nation of immigrants. And yet throughout its history the practicalities of immigration have inspired more questions than consensus. Who should be admitted? What should the path to citizenship be? Despite national security concerns over enemies penetrating our borders, the number of foreign-born people living in the United States grew to 35 million in 2005, an all-time high. A coherent and rational immigrant policy is more necessary than ever. In Americans in Waiting, Hiroshi Motomura discovers in our national past a simple yet powerful approach to immigration and ci.

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