Debating American Identity: Southwestern Statehood and Mexican Immigration

Contents

Acknowledgments ix Note on Terminology xiii Introduction 3 Part I. The Late Territorial Years, 1898–1912 1. The Closed Door: Exclusion Reigns 23 2. The Door Swings Inward: Pluralism and Marginalization 43 Part II. Transformations: The First World War Era, 1917–1922 3. Changing Strategies for a New World 67 4. Marginalization Evolves: Image of a Temporary Worker 83 Part III. Immigration Restriction Debates, 1926–1930 5. Closing the Door? 103 6. Promotion of the Temporary Worker 119 Part IV. Repatriation, 1930–1935 7. “To Keep America American”: The Door Swings Outward 141 Notes 165 Bibliography 217 Index 239 Contents ...