Welcome to America?
Immigration is a hot-button topic, inspiring strong feelings on all sides of the debate. Candidates in the 2008 presidential race offered different solutions to the problems involved, and every presidential race thereafter. This essential book gives a clear explanation of the history of immigration in the United States as well as the different arguments in the current controversy.
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Issues in Focus Today series. Eight brief chapters explore the history of U.S. immigration and the increasingly contentious political debate over immigration reform, tackling such topics as the rise in illegal immigration, how immigration affects the global economy, and proposed changes in government policy. The short, accessible chapters are accompanied by stock and archival photographs and occasional sidebars in an uninspired design. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Spring 2009
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