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"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration  Cover Image Book Book

"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration / Aviva Chomsky.

Summary:

"Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. In "They Take Our Jobs!" Aviva Chomsky challenges the underlying assumptions that fuel misinformed claims about immigrants, radically altering our notions of citizenship, discrimination, and U.S. history. Since it was first published, many of the same myths about immigration such as "immigrants take American jobs," " immigrants don't pay taxes," and "immigrants increase crime" continue to be perpetuated and used to promote aggressive anti-immigration policies. In a new introduction, Chomsky reflects on the events of the past ten years. She analyzes declining Mexican immigration patterns, illuminates Mexico's little-known Southern Border Program, and assesses Obama's complicated legacy as "deporter-in-chief" which, Chomsky argues, inadvertently laid the groundwork for Trump's anti-immigrant racism." --Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807057162
  • ISBN: 0807057169
  • Physical Description: xl, 243 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: Expanded edition.
  • Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Revised edition of the author's "They take our jobs!", c2007.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-243).
Formatted Contents Note:
Immigrants and the economy -- Immigrants and the law -- Immigration and race -- How have U.S. policies created immigration? -- The debate at the turn of the millennium.
Subject: Immigrants > United States > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Public opinion.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 304.873 .C548t 2018 (Text) 37814003354298 NON-FICTION Available -


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