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08028cam a2200517 a 4500 001 BBD8009C2B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20221102014946 008 070501s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007017332 020 $a 1583671560 020 $a 9781583671566 020 $a 1583671552 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781583671559 (pbk.) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d C#P $d YDXCP $d IXA $d CRH $d NOR $d MOF $d MOL $d E9B $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JV6465 $b .G87 2007 082 00 $a 325.73 $2 22 100 1 $a Guskin, Jane. 245 1 $a The politics of immigration : $b questions and answers / $c Jane Guskin and David L. Wilson. 260 $a New York : $b Monthly Review Press, $c c2007. 300 $a 176 p. ; $c 21 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-169) and index. 505 00 $t Why do Cubans get special treatment? -- $t Author's notes -- $g The $t Who are the immigrants? -- $t How do we define immigrants? -- $t How many immigrants are here? -- $t Are immigrants different from other people? -- $t Who are the undocumented immigrants? -- $t Is there a "new wave" of immigration? -- $t Is the new wave really new? -- $t Are politicians stirring up a panic about immigration? -- $g 2. $t Why do people immigrate? -- $t What are the "root causes" of migration? -- $t Why do people come to the United States? -- $t Is it our fault other countries have so many problems? -- $t Why do so many Mexicans come here? -- $t Why don't people stay home and fix their own countries? -- $t What happens when people do try to fix their countries? -- $t How can we address the root causes of immigration? -- $g 3. $t Does the United States welcome refugees? -- $t What is a refugee? -- $g The $t voyage of the St. Louis -- $t Who gets political asylum? -- $t Are all refugees treated equally? -- $t Why do Cubans get special treatment? -- 505 00 $g 5. $t How can you tell who's a citizen and who's not? -- $t Is it really important who's "legal" and who's not? -- $t How "illegal" is immigration, anyway? -- $t Criminal or civil? -- $t Why don't immigrants "follow the rules"? -- $t Don't all immigrants bring their extended families here? -- $t Isn't there some kind of "visa lottery"? -- $t Is it really so hard to get a tourist visa? -- $t "Yacht people" -- $t Aren't there lots of other ways to come here legally? -- $t Once immigrants have been here a while, can't they "get legal"? -- $t Isn't there some kind of waiver"? -- $t Who can "get legal"? -- $t What about the so-called "anchor babies"? -- $t Couldn't immigrants become U.S. citizens if they wanted to? -- $g 5. $t Is it easy to be "illegal"? -- $t Is it easy to live here "illegally"? -- $t Do immigrants have the right to an education? -- $t Are undocumented workers more exploited? -- $t Are all workers protected by labor laws? -- $t Do immigrants have constitutional rights? -- $t Do immigrants have the right to protest? -- $t How can you tell who's a citizen and who's not? -- 505 00 $g 7. $t Who are the "real Americans"? -- $t How much do immigrants cost us? -- $t Do immigrants collect welfare? -- $t Do immigrants pay taxes? -- $t How much do out-of-status immigrants get back? -- $g The $t 9/11 victims -- $t Do remittances drain the economy? -- $t Do immigrants take our jobs? -- $t Don't they just take jobs we don't want? -- $t Do immigrants bring down wages? -- $t Why do they work for less? -- $t Who benefits from low wages for immigrants? -- $t What can we do about the "race to the bottom"? -- $g 7. $t Is immigration bad for our health, environment, or culture? -- $t Do immigrants endanger public health? -- $t What about epidemics like TB and AIDS? -- $t Is immigration bad for the environment? -- $t Do immigrants care about the environment? -- $t Are immigrants to blame for population growth? -- $t Is overpopulation a serious environmental threat? -- $t How can we slow population growth? -- $t What about overcrowding in our communities? -- $t Do immigrants learn English? -- $t Are the new immigrants too "different" to assimilate? -- $t What factors slow assimilation? -- $t Who are the "real Americans"? -- 505 00 $g 9. $t Who profits from enforcement? -- $t Do immigrants commit more crimes than non-immigrants? -- $t Is it unfair to treat immigrants who commit crimes differently than citizens? -- $t Does deportation make us safer? -- $t Is there a link between immigration and terrorism? -- $t Is the government going after foreign terrorists? -- $t How did the September 11 hijackers get here? -- $t Who decides who's a terrorist? -- $t Does the crackdown on immigrants make us safer? -- $t How does the crackdown on immigrants affect the rest of us? -- $t Did all this start with September 11? -- $t Are immigrant workers a national security risk? -- $g 9. $t Enforcement : is it a solution? -- $t If we enforce our laws, will the problem go away? -- $t What if we deport all the "illegal" immigrants? -- $t Are we doing enough to secure the border? -- $t What has border enforcement done so far? -- $t Can't we seal off the border? -- $t How would smugglers deal with "sealed" borders? -- $t Can't we cut off the "job magnet"? -- $t What have employer sanctions accomplished? -- $t How are employer sanctions enforced? -- $t How does workplace enforcement affect organizing? -- $t If we make life hard enough for immigrants, will they leave? -- $t Who profits from enforcement? -- 505 00 $g The $t Who pays for detention, and who profits? -- $t Are "guest worker" programs a solution? -- $t How did we end up with these "guest worker" programs? -- $t Slavery in the cane fields -- $t What happened to the Mexican "braceros"? -- $t How are "guest workers" treated now? -- $t What happens when "guest workers" defend their rights? -- $t Do "guest worker" programs hurt U.S. workers? -- $t What's all this talk about amnesty? -- $t Haven't we already had an amnesty? -- $t What impact will amnesty have in the United States now? -- $t Won't amnesty cause more problems later on? -- $g 11. $t Why do we jail and deport immigrants? -- $t Who gets deported, and why? -- $t What happens to people who are deported? -- $t What happens to the families of deportees? -- $t What is immigration detention? -- $t Is immigration detention new? -- $t Who is in immigration detention, and where? -- $t How long do people spend in detention? -- $t How bad is detention really? -- $g The $t story of S. -- $t How are families affected by detention? -- $t Is detention necessary? -- $t Who pays for detention, and who profits? -- 505 00 $g 12. $t Index. $t What do we mean by open borders? -- $t Have any countries actually tried opening their borders? -- $t Does the European Union really have open borders? -- $t Has freedom of movement caused problems in Europe? -- $t Does freedom of movement threaten national identity or culture? -- $t How can we keep criminals and terrorists out without borders? -- $t Is opening the borders part of "free trade"? -- $t How would freedom of movement actually work here? -- $t How would we control citizenship? -- $t What would happen if we opened the borders? -- $t Wouldn't we be flooded with immigrants? -- $t Would our standard of living collapse? -- $t Could freedom of movement really work? -- $t Resources -- $t Suggested readings -- $t Suggested films -- $t Organizations -- $t "Know-your-rights" information for immigrants -- $t Notes -- $t Index. 651 0 $a United States $x Emigration and immigration. 651 0 $a United States $x Government policy. $x Government policy. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z United States. 650 0 $a Immigrants $x Government policy $z United States. 700 1 $a Wilson, David L. $q (David Leigh), $d 1946- 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007017332.html $z Connect to Table of contents 941 $a 8 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200924030009.0 952 $l POSX851 $d 20171024020540.0 952 $l URAX314 $d 20170609033219.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824022646.0 952 $l N3AX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l N5UX522 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UTAX314 $d 20090806113132.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BBD8009C2B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b E9BInitiate Another SILO Locator Search