Immigrant Agency
Title | Immigrant Agency PDF eBook |
Author | Yang Sao Xiong |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 199 |
Release | 2022-03-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1978824068 |
Through a sociological analysis of Hmong former refugees’ grassroots movements in the United States between the 1990s and 2000s, Immigrant Agency shows how Hmong, despite being one of America’s most economically impoverished ethnic groups, were able to make sustained claims on and have their interests represented in public policies. The author, Yang Sao Xiong argues that the key to understanding how immigrants incorporate themselves politically is to understand how they mobilize collective action and make choices in circumstances far from racially neutral. Immigrant groups, in response to political threats or opportunities or both, mobilize collective action and make strategic choices about how to position themselves vis-à-vis other minority groups, how to construct group identities, and how to deploy various tactics in order to engage with the U.S. political system and influence policy. In response to immigrants’ collective claims, the racial state engages in racialization which undermines immigrants’ political standing and perpetuates their marginalization.
Immigrant Agency
Title | Immigrant Agency PDF eBook |
Author | Yang Sao Xiong |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 199 |
Release | 2022-03-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1978824041 |
Although political incorporation is often seen as something that states do, immigrants exert agency in incorporating themselves. Through a sociological analysis of Hmong former refugees' grassroots movements in the United States between the 1990s and 2000s, Immigrant Agency uncovers the dynamic interactions between immigrant agency and state racialization that generate racialized incorporation.
Immigrant Services in New York City
Title | Immigrant Services in New York City PDF eBook |
Author | New York (N.Y.). Office of Immigrant Affairs |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Immigrants |
ISBN |
United States Code
Title | United States Code PDF eBook |
Author | United States |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1506 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
"The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, enacted between January 2, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. By statutory authority this edition may be cited "U.S.C. 2012 ed." As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law. When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted. These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. The Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives continues to prepare legislation pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285b to enact the remainder of the Code, on a title-by-title basis, into positive law. The 2012 edition of the Code was prepared and published under the supervision of Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the contributions by all who helped in this work, particularly the staffs of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and the Government Printing Office"--Preface.
Library Services for Immigrants: A Report on Current Practices
Title | Library Services for Immigrants: A Report on Current Practices PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | 16 |
Release | |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780160877520 |
4 classic titles in a stunning illustrated, hardback and cloth bound edition
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
Title | Yearbook of Immigration Statistics PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Aliens |
ISBN |
Immigration and America's Cities
Title | Immigration and America's Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 311 |
Release | 2016-03-03 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0786496339 |
Generations ago, immigrants came to the U.S. from Europe and Africa in large numbers. Today they are arriving mainly from Latin America and Asia. Most are documented but many are not. While the federal and most state governments have done little beyond controlling borders and ports of entry to address pressing immigration issues, public officials and community organizations at the local level have been advancing commonsense, pragmatic solutions to accommodate the newest members of American society. This collection of essays provides a handbook for developing good county- and municipal-level immigrant services. The contributors cover a diverse range of trends, issues and practices, including immigration reform, language access, identification and driver's licensing, employment, education, voting, public safety and legal assistance.