Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965

E. P. Hutchinson

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1981

Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965

E. P. Hutchinson

In the series Anniversary Collection

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512802986

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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
I. Congressional Action 1798–1965
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. First Legislation, 1798–1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3. The Beginning of Federal Control, 1861–1883 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4. The Development of the Regulatory System, 1883–1913 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5. From Regulation to Restriction, 1913–1929 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
6. The Depression Decade, 1929–1939 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
7. The War Years and Their Aftermath, 1939–1953 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
8. After the McCarran–Walter Act, 1953–1965 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
II. Elements of Policy
9. Introduction: Immigration Law and Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
10. Colonial and State Policies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
11. Selection by Exclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
12. Selection by Deportation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	443
13. Restriction of Admissions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
14. Race and Ethnic Composition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	478
15. Labor Market Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	492
16. Family Unification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	505
17. Refugee Asylum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	521
18. Information on Immigration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	534
19. Legislative and Administrative Roles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	544
20. Elements of Flexibility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	558
21. The Instruments of Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	576
22. Conclusion: Some Remaining Issues Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	612
Bibliographical Notes and References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	619
Appendix A: Immigration Policy in Party Platforms and Composition of Congress, 1848–1964 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	621
Appendix Β: Linkage of Social Security and Immigration Records Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	645
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	649
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	666

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition: Reprint 2016
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 704
Keywords: American History; Political Science; American Studies; Political Science; Public Policy

eBook

Published: November 11, 2016
ISBN: 9781512802986