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Immigration and the American Ethos
Contributor(s): Levy, Morris (Author), Wright, Matthew (Author)

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 ISBN: 1108488811     ISBN-13: 9781108488815
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $118.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - General
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
Dewey: 325.73
LCCN: 2019037308
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.20 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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What do Americans want from immigration policy and why? In the rise of a polarized and acrimonious immigration debate, leading accounts see racial anxieties and disputes over the meaning of American nationhood coming to a head. The resurgence of parochial identities has breathed new life into old worries about the vulnerability of the American Creed. This book tells a different story, one in which creedal values remain hard at work in shaping ordinary Americans' judgements about immigration. Levy and Wright show that perceptions of civic fairness - based on multiple, often competing values deeply rooted in the country's political culture - are the dominant guideposts by which most Americans navigate immigration controversies most of the time and explain why so many Americans simultaneously hold a mix of pro-immigrant and anti-immigrant positions. The authors test the relevance and force of the theory over time and across issue domains.
 
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