I Is for Immigrants

I Is for Immigrants
Author: Selina Alko
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250845408

This alphabet picture book companion to the popular B Is for Brooklyn weaves together a multitude of immigrant experiences in a concise, joyful package. For readers of Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. What do African dance, samosas, and Japanese gardens have in common? They are all gifts the United States received from immigrants: the vibrant, multifaceted people who share their heritage and traditions to enrich the fabric of our daily lives. From Jewish delis to bagpipes, bodegas and Zen Buddhism, this joyful ABC journey is a celebration of immigrants: our neighbors, our friends.

Immigrants and the Right to Stay

Immigrants and the Right to Stay
Author: Joseph H. Carens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN:

A proposal that immigrants in the United States should be offered a path to legalized status.

America Is Immigrants

America Is Immigrants
Author: Sara Novic
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1984819836

A gorgeously illustrated collection featuring inspiring immigrants from every country in the world, celebrating the incredible range of what it means to be an American This dazzling volume brings American immigrant stories to life in short biographies written by award-winning writer Sara Nović, with charming full-color illustrations by Alison Kolesar. At a time when public debate is focused on who belongs in America, this book honors the crucial contributions of our friends and neighbors who have chosen to make this country their home. Featured within are war heroes and fashion designers, Supreme Court justices and pop stars, athletes and civil rights leaders, as well as: • the doctors who saved Ronald Reagan’s life • the creators of iconic American products like Levi’s, Chevy cars and trucks, and Nathan’s Famous hot dogs • the scientists who contributed to the Manhattan Project • the architects behind landmarks of the American skyline like the World Financial Center in New York City, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and the Sears Tower in Chicago • Plus these familiar names from every walk of life: Madeleine Albright • Isabel Allende • Mario Andretti • Desi Arnaz • Isaac Asimov • George Balanchine • Sergey Brin • Gisele Bündchen • Willem de Kooning • Oscar de la Renta • Marlene Dietrich • Albert Einstein • Alfred Hitchcock • Arianna Huffington • Enrique Iglesias • Iman • Grace Jones • Henry Kissinger • Mila Kunis • Hedy Lamarr • Yo-Yo Ma • Miriam Makeba • Pedro Martínez • Joni Mitchell • Sidney Poitier • Wolfgang Puck • Rihanna • Knute Rockne • M. Night Shyamalan • Gene Simmons • Nikola Tesla • the von Trapps • Elie Wiesel • Anna Wintour

Immigrants

Immigrants
Author: Philippe Legrain
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2014-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691165912

Immigration divides our globalizing world like no other issue. We are swamped by illegal immigrants and infiltrated by terrorists, our jobs stolen, our welfare system abused, our way of life destroyed--or so we are told. At a time when National Guard units are deployed alongside vigilante Minutemen on the U.S.-Mexico border, where the death toll in the past decade now exceeds 9/11's, Philippe Legrain has written the first book about immigration that looks beyond the headlines. Why are ever-rising numbers of people from poor countries arriving in the United States, Europe, and Australia? Can we keep them out? Should we even be trying? Combining compelling firsthand reporting from around the world, incisive socioeconomic analysis, and a broad understanding of what's at stake politically and culturally, Immigrants is a passionate but lucid book. In our open world, more people will inevitably move across borders, Legrain says--and we should generally welcome them. They do the jobs we can't or won't do--and their diversity enriches us all. Left and Right, free marketeers and campaigners for global justice, enlightened patriots--all should rally behind the cause of freer migration, because They need Us and We need Them.

B Is for Brooklyn

B Is for Brooklyn
Author: Selina Alko
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1466815884

What do Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Atlantic Avenue have in common? They are all located in Brooklyn, New York, a magical place where you can listen to jazz music, eat bagels and lox, and sit on the stoop of a brownstone and daydream. Children will recognize aspects of their own neighborhoods in this celebration of urban culture and community.

Immigrants and the American Dream

Immigrants and the American Dream
Author: William A. V. Clark
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2003-06-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781572308800

The United States has absorbed nearly 10 million immigrants in the past decade. This book examines who the new immigrants are, where they live, and who among them are gaining entry into the American middle class. Discussed are the complex factors that promote or hinder immigrant success, as well as the varying opportunities and constraints met by those living in particular regions. Extensive data are synthesized on key dimensions of immigrant achievement: income level, professional status, and rates of homeownership and political participation. Also provided is a balanced analysis of the effects of immigration on broader socioeconomic, geographic, and political trends. Examining the extent to which contemporary immigrants are realizing the American dream, this book explores crucial policy questions and challenges that face our diversifying society.

Irish Immigrants in America

Irish Immigrants in America
Author: Elizabeth Raum
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429611804

"3 story paths, 43 choices, 15 endings"--Cover.

Americans in Waiting

Americans in Waiting
Author: Hiroshi Motomura
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199887438

Although America is unquestionably a nation of immigrants, its immigration policies have inspired more questions than consensus on who should be admitted and what the path to citizenship should be. In Americans in Waiting, Hiroshi Motomura looks to a forgotten part of our past to show how, for over 150 years, immigration was assumed to be a transition to citizenship, with immigrants essentially being treated as future citizens--Americans in waiting. Challenging current conceptions, the author deftly uncovers how this view, once so central to law and policy, has all but vanished. Motomura explains how America could create a more unified society by recovering this lost history and by giving immigrants more, but at the same time asking more of them. A timely, panoramic chronicle of immigration and citizenship in the United States, Americans in Waiting offers new ideas and a fresh perspective on current debates.

Irish Immigrants, 1840-1920

Irish Immigrants, 1840-1920
Author: Megan O'Hara
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780736807951

Discusses the reasons Irish people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities.

German Immigrants in America

German Immigrants in America
Author: Elizabeth Raum
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2008
Genre: German Americans
ISBN: 1429613564

Describes the experiences of German immigrants upon arriving in America. The readers choices reveal historical details from the perspective of Germans who came to Texas in the 1840s, the Dakota Territory in the 1880s, and Wisconsin before the start of World War I.