Immigrants Out!: The New Nativism and the Anti-Immigrant Impulse in the United States

An original anthology of essays illuminating the role of nativism in America's history

Nativism--an intense opposition to immigrants and other non- native members of society--has been deeply imbedded in the American character from the earliest days of the nation. Correspondingly, nativism, overtly or covertly, has always permeated our national discourse. Dating from the Alien and Sedition controversy of 1798 to California's recent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004HJX9US
• ISBN13: 9780814766422
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Fine historical work

Mr. Perea has assembled a fine group of articles from various scholars, showing the different sides of modern nativism. Facts are inserted into the often heated debate about immigrants, and as a result a more logical outlook takes place. Not a must-have work, but interesting for those who desire to study the topic of immigration in any depth as well as for those who care about policy discussions in this country.