Americans in waiting
Motomura, Hiroshi, 1953-
Americans in waiting the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States / [electronic resource] : Hiroshi Motomura. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - viii, 254 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.
Introduction: immigrants in America -- Contract and classical immigration law -- Promises, promises -- All persons within the territorial jurisdiction -- Alienage and the ties that bind -- The most tender connections -- The lost story of Americans-in-waiting -- Transition at a crossroads -- The meaning of transition -- Race, belonging, and transition -- Taking transition seriously -- Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting -- Notes.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Immigrants--United States.
Citizenship--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Electronic books.
JV6483 / .M67 2006eb
325.73
Americans in waiting the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States / [electronic resource] : Hiroshi Motomura. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - viii, 254 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.
Introduction: immigrants in America -- Contract and classical immigration law -- Promises, promises -- All persons within the territorial jurisdiction -- Alienage and the ties that bind -- The most tender connections -- The lost story of Americans-in-waiting -- Transition at a crossroads -- The meaning of transition -- Race, belonging, and transition -- Taking transition seriously -- Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting -- Notes.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Immigrants--United States.
Citizenship--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Electronic books.
JV6483 / .M67 2006eb
325.73