Immigrant America
Author | : Alejandro Portes |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2006-10-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520250413 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520250419 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Download or read book Immigrant America written by Alejandro Portes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy."--Publisher information.