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02794aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 AF151E44B81211E9A4E5754297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190806010914 008 190107s2019 caua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781440854071 020 $a 1440854076 035 $a (OCoLC)1081000791 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d KOC $d BDX $d MLY $d YDXIT $d JYJ $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a JV6483 $b .L46 2019 082 04 $a 325.73 $2 23 082 0 $a 342.082 100 1 $a LeMay, Michael C., $d 1941- $e author. 245 10 $a Immigration reform : $b a reference handbook / $c Michael C. LeMay. 264 1 $a Santa Barbara, California : $b ABC-CLIO, $c [2019] 300 $a xvii, 356 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Contemporary world issues 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology. 520 $a Comprising seven chapters, Immigration Reform: A Reference Handbook surveys the complex topic for high school, undergraduate, and general readers. Chapter 1 gives the historical background to current immigration reform efforts, concentrating on the period from 1965 to date. Chapter 2 discusses problems and controversies, and the proposed solutions to them. Chapter 3 consists of eight original essays contributed by other scholars, complementing the perspective and expertise of the author. Chapter 4 profiles major organizations and people who, as stakeholders in the politics of immigration reform, drive the agenda on the issue. Chapter 5 presents data and documents on the topic, giving readers the ability to analyze the facts. Chapter 6 provides additional resources that the reader may wish to consult, such as books, journal articles, and films. Chapter 7 provides a detailed chronology of important events from 1965 to 2017 that propel the politics and establish the policy of U.S. immigration reform. The book closes with a useful glossary of key terms used throughout the book and a comprehensive subject index.--Publisher's website. 650 0 $a Illegal aliens $z United States. 650 0 $a Illegal aliens $x Government policy $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Government policy. $x Government policy. 650 7 $a Emigration and immigration law $x Government policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00908700 830 0 $a Contemporary world issues 941 $a 5 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722062350.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20200923010053.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191105025417.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20191002014001.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20190808010312.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AF151E44B81211E9A4E5754297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search