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A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story
By Gjelten, Tom
- ISBN
- 9781476743851 9781476743875
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2015 | Social Sciences
Veteran NPR correspondent Gjelten (Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba) blends journalistic storytelling about diverse immigrant experiences with cogent analysis of the broader demographic and political issues surrounding the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Enacted at the height of the civil rights movement, this federal law removed longstanding immigration restrictions based on national origins, replacing discriminatory quotas with a prefere...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
