 | The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration Subjects: Illegal aliens -- Government policy -- California -- Public opinion; California -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- Public opinion; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century; Immigration; 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. |
