A nation by design : immigration policy in the fashioning of America /
Zolberg, Aristide R.
New York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-635) and index.
1. Themes and perspectives -- 2. From empire to republic -- 3. An acquisitive upstart -- 4. The American system -- 5. Tocqueville's footnote -- 6. Seward's other follies -- 7. "An intelligent and effective restriction" -- 8. A nation like the others -- 9. The ambiguities of reform -- 10. The elusive quest for coherence -- 11. Why the gates were not shut -- Conclusion. National design in a globalizing world -- Appendix. Immigration graphs.