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The Oxford Handbook Of American Immigration And Ethnicity Explores How Americans Think Of Themselves And How Science, Religion, Period Of Migration, Gender, Education, Politics, Intermarriage, And Occupational Mobility Shape Both This Image And American Life. Since The 1965 Immigration Act Opened The Gates To Newer Groups, Historical Writing On Immigration And Ethnicity Has Evolved Over The Years To Include Numerous Immigrant Sources And To Provide Trenchant Analyses Of American Immigration And Ethnicity. For The First Time, This Handbook Brings Together Twenty-nine Leading Scholars In The Field To Make Sense Of All The Themes, Methodologies, And Trends That Characterize The Debate On American Immigration. The Impact Of Immigration Legislation / David Reimers -- Asian Immigration / Madeline Hsu -- Latino Immigration / María Cristina García -- African American Migration From The Colonial Era To The Present / Joe W. Trotter -- European Migrations / Dirk Hoerder -- Protecting America's Borders And The Undocumented Immigrant Dilemma / David Gutiérrez -- Inclusion, Exclusion, And The Making Of American Nationality / Gary Gerstle -- Race And Citizenship / Gregory T. Carter -- Assimilation In The Past And Present / Richard Alba -- Whiteness And Race / David R. Roediger -- Race And U.s. Panethnic Formation / Yen Le Espiritu -- Immigration, Medical Regulation, And Eugenics / Wendy Kline -- The World Of The Immigrant Worker / James Barrett -- Neighborhoods, Immigrants, And Ethnic Americans / Amanda I. Seligman -- Immigration, Ethnicity, Race, And Organized Crime / Will Cooley -- The Myth Of Ethnic Success / Stephen Steinberg -- Immigration And Ethnic Diversity In The South, 1980-2010 / Mary E. Odem -- Allegiance, Dual Citizenship, And The Ethnic Influence On U.s. Foreign Policy / David Brundage -- Historians And Sociologists Debate Transnationalism / Peter Kivisto -- Written Forms Of Communication From Immigrant Letters To Instant Messaging / Suzanne M. Sinke -- Immigration,