New Nativism : Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration.

By: Jacobson, Robin DaleMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780816656608Subject(s): California -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- Public opinion | Illegal aliens -- Government policy -- California -- Public opinion | Immigration opponents -- California | Public opinion -- California | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: New Nativism : Proposition 187 and the Debate over ImmigrationDDC classification: 325.794 LOC classification: JV6920 -- .J33 2008ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION: The Legacy of Proposition 187 -- ONE: Bridging Race -- TWO: Color-Blind Conservatism and Racial Realism: Two Sides of the Same Coin -- THREE: Criminalizing Mexican Migration -- FOUR: Economic Citizenship: Dependency and the White American Work Ethic -- FIVE: Assimilation and Civilization: Language, Trash, and Power -- SIX: Population and Hyperreproductivity -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Research Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Summary: Examining the dynamics of the Proposition 187 political battle, The New Nativism questions racism as the motivating factor for political action both at the time and in the high-stakes, hotly contested immigration debates of today. Moving beyond inflammatory headlines and polarizing rhetoric, Jacobson reveals that it is not so much prejudice but the very act of defining race that lies at the center of modern American politics.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION: The Legacy of Proposition 187 -- ONE: Bridging Race -- TWO: Color-Blind Conservatism and Racial Realism: Two Sides of the Same Coin -- THREE: Criminalizing Mexican Migration -- FOUR: Economic Citizenship: Dependency and the White American Work Ethic -- FIVE: Assimilation and Civilization: Language, Trash, and Power -- SIX: Population and Hyperreproductivity -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Research Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Examining the dynamics of the Proposition 187 political battle, The New Nativism questions racism as the motivating factor for political action both at the time and in the high-stakes, hotly contested immigration debates of today. Moving beyond inflammatory headlines and polarizing rhetoric, Jacobson reveals that it is not so much prejudice but the very act of defining race that lies at the center of modern American politics.

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