A nation of immigrants and a gatekeeping nation : American immigration law and policy / Erika Lee -- Naturalization and nationality / Irene Bloemraad and Reed Ueda -- Immigration and ethnic politics / James J. Connolly -- Immigrant transnationals and US foreign relations / Xiao-huang Yin and...

The federal government's efforts to pick and choose among the multitude of immigrants seeking to enter the United States began with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Conceived in ignorance and falsely presented to the public, it had undreamt of consequences, and this pattern has been rarely...