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050 00 $aJV6465$b.G87 2007
082 00 $a325.73$222
100 1 $aGuskin, Jane.
245 14 $aThe politics of immigration :$bquestions and answers /$cJane Guskin and David L. Wilson.
260 $aNew York :$bMonthly Review Press,$cc2007.
300 $a176 p. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [147]-169) and index.
505 00 $tPreface : Is the United States a nation of immigrants? --$tAuthor's notes --$g1.$tWho are the immigrants? --$tHow do we define immigrants? --$tHow many immigrants are here? --$tAre immigrants different from other people? --$tWho are the undocumented immigrants? --$tIs there a "new wave" of immigration? --$tIs the new wave really new? --$tAre politicians stirring up a panic about immigration? --$g2.$tWhy do people immigrate? --$tWhat are the "root causes" of migration? --$tWhy do people come to the United States? --$tIs it our fault other countries have so many problems? --$tWhy do so many Mexicans come here? --$tWhy don't people stay home and fix their own countries? --$tWhat happens when people do try to fix their countries? --$tHow can we address the root causes of immigration? --$g3.$tDoes the United States welcome refugees? --$tWhat is a refugee? --$gThe$tvoyage of the St. Louis --$tWho gets political asylum? --$tAre all refugees treated equally? --$tWhy do Cubans get special treatment? --
505 00 $g4.$tWhy can't they just "get legal"? --$tIs it really important who's "legal" and who's not? --$tHow "illegal" is immigration, anyway? --$tCriminal or civil? --$tWhy don't immigrants "follow the rules"? --$tDon't all immigrants bring their extended families here? --$tIsn't there some kind of "visa lottery"? --$tIs it really so hard to get a tourist visa? --$t"Yacht people" --$tAren't there lots of other ways to come here legally? --$tOnce immigrants have been here a while, can't they "get legal"? --$tIsn't there some kind of waiver"? --$tWho can "get legal"? --$tWhat about the so-called "anchor babies"? --$tCouldn't immigrants become U.S. citizens if they wanted to? --$g5.$tIs it easy to be "illegal"? --$tIs it easy to live here "illegally"? --$tDo immigrants have the right to an education? --$tAre undocumented workers more exploited? --$tAre all workers protected by labor laws? --$tDo immigrants have constitutional rights? --$tDo immigrants have the right to protest? --$tHow can you tell who's a citizen and who's not? --
505 00 $g6.$tAre immigrants hurting our economy? --$tHow much do immigrants cost us? --$tDo immigrants collect welfare? --$tDo immigrants pay taxes? --$tHow much do out-of-status immigrants get back? --$gThe$t9/11 victims --$tDo remittances drain the economy? --$tDo immigrants take our jobs? --$tDon't they just take jobs we don't want? --$tDo immigrants bring down wages? --$tWhy do they work for less? --$tWho benefits from low wages for immigrants? --$tWhat can we do about the "race to the bottom"? --$g7.$tIs immigration bad for our health, environment, or culture? --$tDo immigrants endanger public health? --$tWhat about epidemics like TB and AIDS? --$tIs immigration bad for the environment? --$tDo immigrants care about the environment? --$tAre immigrants to blame for population growth? --$tIs overpopulation a serious environmental threat? --$tHow can we slow population growth? --$tWhat about overcrowding in our communities? --$tDo immigrants learn English? --$tAre the new immigrants too "different" to assimilate? --$tWhat factors slow assimilation? --$tWho are the "real Americans"? --
505 00 $g8.$tAre immigrants a threat? --$tDo immigrants commit more crimes than non-immigrants? --$tIs it unfair to treat immigrants who commit crimes differently than citizens? --$tDoes deportation make us safer? --$tIs there a link between immigration and terrorism? --$tIs the government going after foreign terrorists? --$tHow did the September 11 hijackers get here? --$tWho decides who's a terrorist? --$tDoes the crackdown on immigrants make us safer? --$tHow does the crackdown on immigrants affect the rest of us? --$tDid all this start with September 11? --$tAre immigrant workers a national security risk? --$g9.$tEnforcement : is it a solution? --$tIf we enforce our laws, will the problem go away? --$tWhat if we deport all the "illegal" immigrants? --$tAre we doing enough to secure the border? --$tWhat has border enforcement done so far? --$tCan't we seal off the border? --$tHow would smugglers deal with "sealed" borders? --$tCan't we cut off the "job magnet"? --$tWhat have employer sanctions accomplished? --$tHow are employer sanctions enforced? --$tHow does workplace enforcement affect organizing? --$tIf we make life hard enough for immigrants, will they leave? --$tWho profits from enforcement? --
505 00 $g10.$tWhat about "guest worker" and amnesty programs? --$tAre "guest worker" programs a solution? --$tHow did we end up with these "guest worker" programs? --$tSlavery in the cane fields --$tWhat happened to the Mexican "braceros"? --$tHow are "guest workers" treated now? --$tWhat happens when "guest workers" defend their rights? --$tDo "guest worker" programs hurt U.S. workers? --$tWhat's all this talk about amnesty? --$tHaven't we already had an amnesty? --$tWhat impact will amnesty have in the United States now? --$tWon't amnesty cause more problems later on? --$g11.$tWhy do we jail and deport immigrants? --$tWho gets deported, and why? --$tWhat happens to people who are deported? --$tWhat happens to the families of deportees? --$tWhat is immigration detention? --$tIs immigration detention new? --$tWho is in immigration detention, and where? --$tHow long do people spend in detention? --$tHow bad is detention really? --$gThe$tstory of S. --$tHow are families affected by detention? --$tIs detention necessary? --$tWho pays for detention, and who profits? --
505 00 $g12.$tCan we open our borders? --$tWhat do we mean by open borders? --$tHave any countries actually tried opening their borders? --$tDoes the European Union really have open borders? --$tHas freedom of movement caused problems in Europe? --$tDoes freedom of movement threaten national identity or culture? --$tHow can we keep criminals and terrorists out without borders? --$tIs opening the borders part of "free trade"? --$tHow would freedom of movement actually work here? --$tHow would we control citizenship? --$tWhat would happen if we opened the borders? --$tWouldn't we be flooded with immigrants? --$tWould our standard of living collapse? --$tCould freedom of movement really work? --$tResources --$tSuggested readings --$tSuggested films --$tOrganzations --$t"Know-your-rights" information for immigrants --$tNotes --$tIndex.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy.
650 0 $aImmigrants$zUnited States.
650 0 $aImmigrants$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.
700 1 $aWilson, David L.$q(David Leigh),$d1946-
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007017332.html