Becoming American : Why Immigration Is Good for Our Nation's Future.

For policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens, immigration reform is one of the defining issues of this era. In turns both personal and analytical, remaining factual and well-argued throughout, Fariborz Ghadar's Becoming American makes the case for common sense immigration policies...

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தலைமை எழுத்தாளர்: Ghadar, Fariborz.
வடிவம்: மின்புத்தகம்
மொழி:English
வெளியீடப்பட்டது: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.
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520 |a For policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens, immigration reform is one of the defining issues of this era. In turns both personal and analytical, remaining factual and well-argued throughout, Fariborz Ghadar's Becoming American makes the case for common sense immigration policies and practices that will not only help strengthen America's fledgling economy and role as world leader, but will also help millions of prospective immigrants and their families start making more out of their lives today, and for generations to come. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Beyond the numbers -- Debunking the myths ; Myth #1: America continues to be a nation of immigrants ; Myth #2: All immigrants want to come to the United States ; Myth #3: America already attracts the best and brightest immigrants ; Myth #4: Immigrants are a drain on the economy ; Myth #5: Immigrants are a threat to national secirity (that is, the war on terrorism can be own through immigration restrictions) ; Myth #6: Immigrants do not want to learn English ; Myth #7: Many immigrants are criminals -- How did I get here? -- What it takes to uproot yourself ; Immigration as a force of change ; Immigration laws ; Today's pariahs ; Immigration reform -- How did she get here: Margaret Ghadar -- Why do they come? ;Immigration's ebb and flow ; Silicon Valley: a microcosm -- How did he get here: Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Hard work makes for a successful career -- How did he get here: Salomon Garay -- Paying it forward to the U.S. Economy -- How did he get here: Yoon-shik Park -- The bimodal nature of immigrants -- The lure of clusters ; Case study: Detroit's automobile industry ; Case study: Silicon Valley ; Technological revolutions ; Life science cluster ; Nanotechnology cluster ; Other revolutionary fields -- A day in the life -- Prejudice exits, but so what? ; The new enemy ; Racial profiling -- Sticking to your own may work, but it's not easy -- Assimilation is critical ; When assimilation doesn't occur -- Next generation, and the next, and the next -- How did she get here: Otessa Ghadar -- Old country is old ; Benefits ; Costs -- How did he get here: Michel Amsalem -- Can you go home again? -- Lessons for the next generation -- Blueprints for policymakers -- Would I do it again? 
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