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After They Closed the Gates

- Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965
Af: Libby Garland Engelsk Paperback

After They Closed the Gates

- Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965
Af: Libby Garland Engelsk Paperback
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In 1921 and 1924, the United States passed laws to sharply reduce the influx of immigrants into the country. By allocating only small quotas to the nations of southern and eastern Europe, and banning almost all immigration from Asia, the new laws were supposed to stem the tide of foreigners considered especially inferior and dangerous. However, immigrants continued to come, sailing into the port of New York with fake passports, or from Cuba to Florida, hidden in the holds of boats loaded with contraband liquor. Jews, one of the main targets of the quota laws, figured prominently in the new international underworld of illegal immigration. However, they ultimately managed to escape permanent association with the identity of the "illegal alien" in a way that other groups, such as Mexicans, thus far, have not. InAfter They Closed the Gates,Libby Garland tells the untold stories of the Jewish migrants and smugglers involved in that underworld, showing how such stories contributed to growing national anxieties about illegal immigration. Garland also helps us understand how Jews were linked to, and then unlinked from, the specter of illegal immigration. By tracing this complex history, Garland offers compelling insights into the contingent nature of citizenship, belonging, and Americanness.
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In 1921 and 1924, the United States passed laws to sharply reduce the influx of immigrants into the country. By allocating only small quotas to the nations of southern and eastern Europe, and banning almost all immigration from Asia, the new laws were supposed to stem the tide of foreigners considered especially inferior and dangerous. However, immigrants continued to come, sailing into the port of New York with fake passports, or from Cuba to Florida, hidden in the holds of boats loaded with contraband liquor. Jews, one of the main targets of the quota laws, figured prominently in the new international underworld of illegal immigration. However, they ultimately managed to escape permanent association with the identity of the "illegal alien" in a way that other groups, such as Mexicans, thus far, have not. InAfter They Closed the Gates,Libby Garland tells the untold stories of the Jewish migrants and smugglers involved in that underworld, showing how such stories contributed to growing national anxieties about illegal immigration. Garland also helps us understand how Jews were linked to, and then unlinked from, the specter of illegal immigration. By tracing this complex history, Garland offers compelling insights into the contingent nature of citizenship, belonging, and Americanness.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 312
ISBN-13: 9780226565224
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 022656522X
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 2 maj 2018
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 228mm
Højde: 152mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 2 maj 2018
Forfatter(e): Libby Garland
Forfatter(e) Libby Garland

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9780226565224

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 312

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 228mm

Højde 152mm

Udg. Dato 2 maj 2018

Oplagsdato 2 maj 2018

Forlag The University of Chicago Press