Immigrant America
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Immigrant America

  1. 544 pages
  2. English
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Immigrant America

About this book

This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy.

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Turkey 
in 
Asia
1,098
—
f
23,963
0.6
66,143
0.8
89,568
1.4
Other
68,673
1.3
33,775
0.9
171,837
2.1
109,019
1.7
America
British 
North 
America
h
492,865
9.4
3,098
i
0.1
123,650
1.5
708,715
11.2
Mexico
2,405
—
f
734
i
—
f
31,188
0.4
185,334
2.9
West 
Indies
j
27,323
0.5
31,480
0.9
100,960
1.2
120,860
1.9
Central 
and 
South 
America
2,233
—
f
2,038
0.1
22,011
0.3
55,630
0.9
Other 
Countries
Australia
k
7,271
0.1
11,191
0.1
11,280
0.2
Other
6,643
0.1
40,943
0.5
10,414
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Source: 
Carpenter, 
Immigrants 
and 
Their 
Children, 
1920,
324–25; 
cited 
in 
Kraut, 
The 
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Masses,
21.
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Totals 
are 
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to 
nearest 
percent 
as 
in 
census 
report.
b
England, 
Scotland, 
Wales.
c
Norway, 
Sweden, 
Denmark.
d
Netherlands, 
Belgium, 
Switzerland.
e
Bulgaria, 
Serbia, 
Montenegro.
f
Less 
than 
one-tenth 
of 
one 
percent.
g
Includes 
Finland 
and 
boundaries 
prior 
to 
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h
Includes 
Canada.
i
Immigrants 
from 
British 
North 
America 
and 
Mexico 
not 
reported 
from 
1886 
to 
1893.
j
Includes 
Jamaica.
k
Includes 
Tasmania 
and 
New 
Zealand.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Immigrant America
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. List of Tables
  9. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  10. Preface to the Third Edition
  11. Preface to the Second Edition
  12. Preface to the First Edition
  13. Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition
  14. Acknowledgments for the Third Edition
  15. Acknowledgments for the Second Edition
  16. Acknowledgments for the First Edition
  17. 1. The Three Phases of U.S.-Bound Immigration
  18. 2. Theoretical Overview
  19. 3. Moving: Patterns of Immigrant Settlement and Spatial Mobility
  20. 4. Making It in America: Education, Occupation, and Entrepreneurship
  21. 5. From Immigrants to Ethnics: Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation
  22. 6. Language: Diversity and Resilience
  23. 7. Growing Up American: The New Second Generation
  24. 8. Religion: The Enduring Presence
  25. 9. Conclusion: Immigration and Public Policy
  26. Notes
  27. References
  28. Index