Motomura, Hiroshi,  1953- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Immigrants--United States.<br/>Citizenship--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JV6483  / .M67 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>325.73