| Contents |
The beginnings: Germans, Irish, and Nativists -- The other Europe arrives: Italians, Jews, and Eastern Europeans -- The other shore: immigrants from Asia -- South of our border: Latin American immigrants -- Seeking safety and liberty: refugees -- This land is whose land?: from World War II into the twenty-first century -- Appendix: Coming to-and staying in-the United States -- Selected time line of immigration history. |
| Abstract |
"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index. |
| Audience |
1080 Lexile |
| Study program note |
Accelerated Reader |
| Study program note |
Reading Counts! |
| Awards note | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award: Finalist |
| LCCN | 2015017877 |
| ISBN | 9781419716607 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1419716603 (alk. paper) |
