The Republican Party and Immigration Politics: From Proposition 187 to George W. Bush

ISBN-13: 9781349370115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 294 str.

Andrew Wroe; A. Wroe

Opis

This book examines the 1990s backlash against illegal immigrants. Wroe explains why many Americans turned against immigration, looking at the origins of California's Proposition 187 and its wider political implications.

Spis treści

Introduction Learning from History The Early Politicization of the Illegal Immigration Issue The Increasing Salience of Illegal Immigration and the Qualification of Proposition 187 The Campaign The Judicial Death of Proposition 187 The Legislative Revival of Proposition 187 The GOP, Electoral Strategy, and Latino Participation: The Irony of Immigrant Politics

O autorze

Andrew Wroe is Lecturer in Politics, University of Kent.