To Be an American: Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation Contributor(s): Hing, Bill Ong (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814735231 ISBN-13: 9780814735237 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, the American national economy, and hard facts about downsizing, employment, and job loss. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: 305.800 |
LCCN: 96035678 |
Series: Critical America |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.29" W x 9.24" (1.07 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hing, Bill Ong: - Bill Ong Hing is Associate Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. |