Immigration and the American Ethos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108738873)

What do Americans want from immigration policy and why? In the rise of a polarized and acrimonious immigration debate, leading accounts see racial anxieties and disputes over the meaning of American nationhood coming to a head. The resurgence of parochial identities has breathed new life into old worries about the vulnerability of the American Creed. This book tells a different story, one in which creedal values remain hard at work in shaping ordinary Americans' judgements about immigration. Levy and Wright show that perceptions of civic fairness - based on multiple, often competing values deeply rooted in the country's political culture - are the dominant guideposts by which most Americans navigate immigration controversies most of the time and explain why so many Americans simultaneously hold a mix of pro-immigrant and anti-immigrant positions. The authors test the relevance and force of the theory over time and across issue domains.

Author: Morris Levy, Matthew Wright
ISBN-10: 1108738877
ISBN-13: 9781108738873
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2020
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2020