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Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965 / E. P. Hutchinson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Anniversary CollectionPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1981Edition: Reprint 2016Description: 1 online resource (704 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780812277968
  • 9781512802986
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Congressional Action 1798-1965 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. First Legislation, 1798-1860 -- 3. The Beginning of Federal Control, 1861-1883 -- 4. The Development of the Regulatory System, 1883-1913 -- 5. From Regulation to Restriction, 1913-1929 -- 6. The Depression Decade, 1929-1939 -- 7. The War Years and Their Aftermath, 1939-1953 -- 8. After the McCarran-Walter Act, 1953-1965 -- II. Elements of Policy -- 9. Introduction: Immigration Law and Policy -- 10. Colonial and State Policies -- 11. Selection by Exclusion -- 12. Selection by Deportation -- 13. Restriction of Admissions -- 14. Race and Ethnic Composition -- 15. Labor Market Policy -- 16. Family Unification -- 17. Refugee Asylum -- 18. Information on Immigration -- 19. Legislative and Administrative Roles -- 20. Elements of Flexibility -- 21. The Instruments of Policy -- 22. Conclusion: Some Remaining Issues -- Bibliographical Notes and References -- Appendix A: Immigration Policy in Party Platforms and Composition of Congress, 1848-1964 -- Appendix Β: Linkage of Social Security and Immigration Records -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects
Summary: This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Congressional Action 1798-1965 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. First Legislation, 1798-1860 -- 3. The Beginning of Federal Control, 1861-1883 -- 4. The Development of the Regulatory System, 1883-1913 -- 5. From Regulation to Restriction, 1913-1929 -- 6. The Depression Decade, 1929-1939 -- 7. The War Years and Their Aftermath, 1939-1953 -- 8. After the McCarran-Walter Act, 1953-1965 -- II. Elements of Policy -- 9. Introduction: Immigration Law and Policy -- 10. Colonial and State Policies -- 11. Selection by Exclusion -- 12. Selection by Deportation -- 13. Restriction of Admissions -- 14. Race and Ethnic Composition -- 15. Labor Market Policy -- 16. Family Unification -- 17. Refugee Asylum -- 18. Information on Immigration -- 19. Legislative and Administrative Roles -- 20. Elements of Flexibility -- 21. The Instruments of Policy -- 22. Conclusion: Some Remaining Issues -- Bibliographical Notes and References -- Appendix A: Immigration Policy in Party Platforms and Composition of Congress, 1848-1964 -- Appendix Β: Linkage of Social Security and Immigration Records -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects

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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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