Immigration and citizenship in the twenty-first century
In this important book, a distinguished group of historians, political scientists, and legal experts explore three related issues: the Immigration and Naturalization Service's historic review of its citizenship evaluation, recent proposals to alter the oath of allegiance and the laws governing dual citizenship, and the changing rights and responsibilities of citizens and resident aliens in the United States. How Americans address these issues, the contributors argue, will shape broader debates about multiculturalism, civic virtue and national identity. The response will also determine how many
1 online resource (xxxiii, 237 pages)
9781461637639, 9781283617109, 9786613929556, 1461637635, 1283617102, 6613929557
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The promise of American citizenship / Charles R. Kesler
Citizenship in theory and practice : a response to Charles Kesler / Kwame Anthony Appiah
"Am I an American or not?" Reflections on citizenship, Americanization and race / Juan F. Perea
Reviving Americanization : a response to Juan Perea / John J. Miller
Nationalism, cosmopolitanism and the United States / David A. Hollinger
A national solidarity? A response to David Hollinger / Linda S. Bosniak
To make natural : creating citizens for the twenty-first century / Noah M.J. Pickus
Why naturalization should be easy : a response to Noah Pickus / Joseph H. Carens
Plural citizenships / Peter H. Schuck
Why immigrants want dual citizenship (and we should too) : a response to Peter Schuck / Michael Jones-Correa
Alienage classifications in a nation of immigrants : three models of "permanent" residence / Hiroshi Motomura
Membership and American social contracts : a response to Hiroshi Motomura / Daniel J. Tichenor
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English
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