Refuge in the Lord
Subtitle: Catholics, presidents & the politics of immigration, 1981-2013
By: Lawrence J. McAndrews
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780813227795
Subjects: Politics and government; Catholics; Government policy; Church and state; Religious aspects; Religion and politics; Presidents; Emigration and immigration; Political activity; History
Description: "In this overarching portrait of three decades of U.S. immigration reform, the author focuses on the roles, on the one hand, of presidents from Reagan to Obama, and on the other, of Catholic immigration advocates, shedding light on the relationship between debates over immigration policy and broader domestic politics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ronald Reagan (1981-1989); title: George H.W. Bush (1989-1993); title: Bill Clinton (1993-2001); title: George W. Bush (2001-2009); title: Barack Obama (2009-2013).