The 50% American: Immigration and National Identity in an Age of Terror

by Stanley A. Renshon

Book Overview

The United States is the only nation in the world that allows its citizens to hold one or more foreign citizenships, vote in another nation's elections, run for or be appointed to office in another country, and join the armed forces even of a nation with interests hostile to those of the U.S. while retaining their citizenship. These policies reinforce the often already strong emotional, political, and economic ties today's immigrants retain to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589010671
• ISBN13: 9781589010673
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher