Almost all aliens : immigration race and colonialism in American history and identity Immigration race ethnicity colonialism Colliding peoples in eastern North America 1600 1780 An Anglo American republic Racial citizenship 1760 1860 The border crossed us: Euro Americans take the continent 1830 1900 The great wave 1870 1930 Cementing hierarchy: issues and interpretations 1870 1930 White peoples America 1924 1965 New migrants from new places since 1965 Redefining membership amid multiplicity since 1965 Epilogue: future uncertain race ethnicity and immigration at the dawn of the twenty first century