Introduction : the legacy of Proposition 187 -- Bridging race -- Color-blind conservatism and racial realism : two sides of the same coin -- Criminalizing Mexican migration -- Economic citizenship : dependency and the White American work ethic -- Assimilation and civilization : language, trash, and power -- Population and hyperreproductivity
Summary
Examining the dynamics of the Proposition 187 political battle, The New Nativism questions racism as the motivating factor for political action both at the time and in the high-stakes, hotly contested immigration debates of today. Moving beyond inflammatory headlines and polarizing rhetoric, Jacobson reveals that it is not so much prejudice but the very act of defining race that lies at the center of modern American politics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index
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