"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration

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"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration

Title remainder

and 20 other myths about immigration

Statement of responsibility

Aviva Chomsky

Creator

• Chomsky, Aviva, 1957-

Subject

• Immigrants -- United States -- Public opinion
• Public opinion -- United States
• United States -- Emigration and immigration | Government policy
• United States -- Emigration and immigration | Public opinion

Language

eng

Summary

"Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. In "They Take Our Jobs!" Aviva Chomsky challenges the underlying assumptions that fuel misinformed claims about immigrants, radically altering our notions of citizenship, discrimination, and U.S. history. Since it was first published, many of the same myths about immigration such as "immigrants take American jobs," "immigrants don't pay taxes," and "immigrants increase crime" continue to be perpetuated and used to promote aggressive anti-immigration policies. In a new introduction, Chomsky reflects on the events of the past ten years. She analyzes declining Mexican immigration patterns, illuminates Mexico's little-known Southern Border Program, and assesses Obama's complicated legacy as "deporter-in-chief" which, Chomsky argues, inadvertently laid the groundwork for Trump's anti-immigrant racism"--

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DLC

Dewey number

304.8/73

Index

no index present

LC call number

JV6455

LC item number

.C46 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography