POL1 328: Immigration Politics and Policy

Safire's Political Dictionary is a stem-to-stern updating and expansion of the Language of Politics, which was first published in 1968 and last revised in 1993, long before such terms as Hanging Chads, 9/11 and the War on Terror became part of our everyday vocabulary.

This richly illustrated set is the definitive reference on American immigration from both historic and contemporary perspectives. It traces the scope and sweep of U.S. immigration from the earliest colonial settlements to the present, focusing on critical issues as well as the groups of people involved. Check out * Part II: Immigration Issues - Includes laws and policy, politics, economics, labor, demographics, legal vs. illegal, the INS, culture, language, and more. *

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A bibliography of books and articles published on US immigration between 1900-1930. A great way to use this resource is to examine the sources, and then find more recent publications that cite these early 20th century sources. Try plugging the titles into a Google Scholar search, and checking the "Cited by" list.