Americans-in-waiting
Subtitle: the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States
By: Hiroshi Motomura.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780195163452
Subjects: Immigrants -- United States; Citizenship -- United States; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: immigrants in America; title: Contract and classical immigration law; title: Promises, promises; title: All persons within the territorial jurisdiction; title: Alienage and the ties that bind; title: The most tender connections; title: The lost story of Americans-in-waiting; title: Transition at a crossroads; title: The meaning of transition; title: Race, belonging, and transition; title: Taking transition seriously; title: Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting; title: Notes.