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This land is our land : a history of American immigration / Linda Barrett Osborne.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-120) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The beginnings : Germans, Irish, and Nativists -- The other Europe arrives : Italians, Jews, and Eastern Europeans -- The other shore : immigrants from Asia -- South of our border : Latin American immigrants -- Seeking safety and liberty : refugees -- This land is whose land? : from World War II into the twenty-first century -- Appendix. Coming to-- and staying in-- the United States -- Selected time line of immigration history. The beginnings: Germans, Irish, and Nativists -- The other Europe arrives: Italians, Jews, and Eastern Europeans -- The other shore: immigrants from Asia -- South of our border: Latin American immigrants -- Seeking safety and liberty: refugees -- This land is whose land?: from World War II into the twenty-first century.
Summary, etc.:	"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher.