Title After they closed the gates : Jewish illegal immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 / Libby Garland

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 288 pages) Contents Building the apparatus of immigration control -- American law, Jewish solidarity -- Smuggling in Jews -- Illicit journeys -- Battling alien registration -- Abolishing the quotas Summary "In 1921 and 1924, the United States passed laws to sharply reduce the influx of immigrants into the country. By allocating only small quotas to the nations of southern and eastern Europe, and banning almost all immigration from Asia, the new laws were supposed to stem the tide of foreigners considered especially inferior and dangerous. However, immigrants continued to come, sailing into the port of New York with fake passports, or from Cuba to Florida, hidden in the holds of boats loaded with contraband liquor. Jews, one of the main targets of the quota laws, figured prominently in the new international underworld of illegal immigration. They ultimately managed to escape permanent association with the identity of the "illegal alien" in a way that other groups, such as Mexicans, thus far, have not. In After They Closed the Gates, Libby Garland tells the untold stories of the Jewish migrants and smugglers involved in that underworld, showing how such stories contributed to growing national anxieties about illegal immigration. Garland also helps us understand how Jews were linked to, and then unlinked from, the specter of illegal immigration. By tracing this complex history, Garland offers compelling insights into the contingent nature of citizenship, belonging, and Americanness."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- History -- 20th century Noncitizens -- United States -- History -- 20th century Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century Jews, European -- United States -- History -- 20th century Illegal immigration -- United States -- History -- 20th century Noncitizens. Undocumented Immigrants SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration. Illegal immigration Emigration and immigration law Emigration and immigration Noncitizens Immigrants Jews, European Noncitizens. SUBJECT United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 022612259X 9780226122595

Other Titles Jewish illegal immigration to the United States, 1921-1965

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