In a New Land: A Comparative View of Immigration

by Nancy Foner

Book Overview

2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

A comparative analysis of the U.S.'s contemporary immigrants to those who arrived a century ago

According to the 2000 census, more than 10% of U.S. residents were foreign born; together with their American-born children, this group constitutes one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Leading immigration studies scholar, Nancy Foner,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814727468
• ISBN13: 9780814727461
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"