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Impossible subjects illegal aliens and the making of modern America

Politics and society in twentieth-century America

by Ngai Mae M.

Synopsis

"This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Book Information

Copyright year 2004
ISBN-13 9780691074719
ISBN-10 0691074712
Class Copyright
Publisher Princeton University Press
Subject LAW;POLITICAL SCIENCE;SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 388
Length of Recording 26
Shelf No. HC666
Ages 20-99