{"product_id":"americans-in-waiting-hiroshi-motomura-9780195336085","title":"Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States","description":"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 \u003cem\u003eAmericans in Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eAmericans in Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e offers new ideas and a fresh perspective on current debates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hiroshi Motomura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195336089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195336085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.24w x 0.72d","brand":"Hiroshi Motomura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128418136319,"sku":"9780195336085","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4575149-3b3f-4e9f-8513-262fadef45bf.jpg?v=1687458595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americans-in-waiting-hiroshi-motomura-9780195336085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}