Immigration Law and Society Park Paperback Polity Press 9781509506002

Immigration Law and Society\nby John S W Park\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: John S W Park\nTitle: Immigration Law and Society\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Immigration law\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9781509506002\nISBN-10: 1509506004\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThe Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of the most contentious areas of American politics. As a \""nation of immigrants,\"" the United States has a long and complex history of immigration programs and controls which are deeply connected to the shape of American society today. \n\n This volume makes sense of the political history and the social impacts of immigrat.