Immigrant Rights in the Shadows of Citizenship

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Immigrant Rights in the Shadows of Citizenship NATION OF NEWCOMERS Immigrant History as American History Matthew Jacobson and Werner Sollors General Editors Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America Ji-Yeon Yuh Feeling Italian: The Art of Ethnicity in America Thomas J. Ferraro Constructing Black Selves: Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation Lisa D. McGill Transnational Adoption: A Cultural Economy of Race, Gender, and Kinship Sara K. Dorow Immigration and American Popular Culture: An Introduction Jeffrey Melnick and Rachel Rubin From Arrival to Incorporation: Migrants to the U.S. in a Global Era Edited by Elliott R. Barkan, Hasia Diner, and Alan M. Kraut Migrant Imaginaries: Latino Cultural Politics in the Mexico-U.S. Borderlands Alicia Schmidt Camacho The Force of Domesticity: Filipina Migrants and Globalization Rhacel Salazar Parreñas Immigrant Rights in the Shadows of Citizenship Edited by Rachel Ida Buff Edited by Rachel Ida Buff Immigrant Rights in the Shadows of Citizenship a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2008 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Immigrant rights in the shadows of citizenship / Edited by Rachel Ida Buff. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9991-8 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-9991-4 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9992-5 (pb : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-9992-2 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Emigration and immigration law—United States—History. 2. Constitutional law—United States. 3. Immigrants—Civil rights— United States—History. 4. Immigrants—Government policy—United States—History. 5. Social integration—Government policy—United States—History. I. Buff, Rachel, 1961– KF4819.I49 2008 342.7308'2—dc22 2008009839 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...