Shapers of the great debate on immigration
Subtitle: a biographical dictionary
By: Mary Elizabeth Brown.
Series: Shapers of the great American debates,; no. 1
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Immigration advocates -- United States -- Biography; Immigration opponents -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History
Description: Natives and immigrants, men and women, people from all regions, races, and religions, and people from all walks of life have brought varying perspectives to the long-running debate on immigration. Drawing from a large cast of characters - from Thomas Jefferson, Booker T. Washington, and Cesar Chavez to Jane Addams, Henry Ford, and Patrick McCarran - this book introduces students to people who have contributed to U.S. immigration policy from the Revolution to the present.

Showing how each person's opinion drew from personal experience and thus added a new dimension to the debate, the book encompasses such issues as immigration and economics, partisan politics, culture, public opinion, and ethics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.