Texas-Style Exclusion: Mexican Americans and the Legacy of Limited Opportunity

by James D. Bachmeier and Jennifer Van Hook

While Americans largely support legal immigration, this support is conditional on the basis that immigrants do not make use of public assistance. Previous generations of immigrants, such as European-origin Industrial Era immigrants, came to U.S. impoverished, worked hard, and achieved the American Dream seemingly on their own. Mexican immigrants, the nation's largest contemporary immigrant group, are often viewed with suspicion and are accused of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871548577
• ISBN13: 9780871548573
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"