| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. "The question of ... numerical restriction": The Basis for the quota drive against Mexico, Winter 1924 to Fall 1927 -- 2. "Mexicans are certainly the least desirable of all immigrants": Singling out Mexico for restriction, Winter 1928 -- 3. "No state shall have the right to establish any discrimination": International pressure against the U.S. effort to restrict Mexican immigration, Spring 1928 -- 4. A "double-edge sword": The Advantages and disadvantages, risks and rewards of immigration restriction, Fall 1928 -- 5. "A real disgrace": The U.S. Senate passes a quota on Mexico, Winter 1929 to Spring 1930 -- 6. "There is no fat calf to kill": Administrative restriction, repatriation, and the demise of the quota effort against Mexico, Summer 1930 to Winter 1932 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Risking Immeasurable Harm: Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924-1932 explains how the prospect of immigration restriction affects diplomatic relations by analyzing the United States' effort to place a quota on immigration from Mexico during the late 1920s and early 1930s"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Immigration enforcement -- United States
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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Immigration enforcement
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International relations
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- 20th century
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United States -- Relations -- Mexico
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| Subject |
Mexico
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
University of Nebraska Press.
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| ISBN |
9781496219862 |
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1496219864 |
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9781496219886 |
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1496219880 |
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