| Details | | Publication Date: | 1990-10-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 16.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
Examines current immigration patterns, the integration of immigrants into American society and the economy, and the impact of illegal aliens.
Industry Reviews
Reading the new edition of this book is like revisiting an old friend and catching up on the news. Much of the original version remains, but with some new materials, analysis, and photographs, it continues to be one of the most concise and valuable works on immigration. The thrust of the book is historic and therein lies its weakness, since it gives little attention to contemporary problems. The final chapter, which attempts to treat some problems of illegal and legal immigration to this country, is inadequate and should be expanded in any future edition. Nevertheless, this book stands as a solid and definitive historical work. . . . [It] will be useful in undergraduate and graduate American history classes. Libraries that hold the earlier edition will want this new and refreshing version.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Tuttle
With immigration once again reaching record levels, and the political backlash growing ever more palpable, the need is great for sober analysis, historical perspective, and accessible writing. Happily, Portes and Rumbaut have filled this crucial need by writing a general introduction to the new immigration that manages to be informative, careful, innovative, evenhanded, and brilliantly well written (especially for a book of such prodigious scope). For a general or undergraduate audience interested in immigration and assimilation issues, Immigrant America is peerless.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Tuttle
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