Americans in waiting the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States - Motomura, Hiroshi, 1953- (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.
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Keywords: Immigrants -- United States; Citizenship -- United States; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; Electronic books