Americans in waiting [electronic resource] : the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States / Hiroshi Motomura.

By: Motomura, Hiroshi, 1953-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: viii, 254 pSubject(s): Immigrants -- United States | Citizenship -- United States | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 325.73 LOC classification: JV6483 | .M67 2006Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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