Immigrant America : a portrait (Bog)

"This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy."--Publisher information.

This third edition of the widely acclaimed classic has been thoroughly expanded and updated to reflect current demographics, economic and political realities. It addresses the dynamics of immigrant politics, examines questions of identity and loyalty among newcomers, analyzes topics ranging from patterns of incarceration to the mobility of the second generation and the unintended consequences of public policies.