The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration
By (Author) Robin Dale Jacobson
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
25th June 2008
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Politics and government
Ethnic studies
Political structure and processes
325.794
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 15mm
Description
In 1994, California voters flocked to the polls in record numbers because of a ballot measure - Proposition 187 - that was designed to deny social services to undocumented immigrants. A majority of voters favored the proposition, and accusations of racism flew in all directions. A U.S. District Court ultimately overturned it, but to this day Proposition 187 represents a watershed moment in the immigration debate. Examining the dynamics of that political battle, The New Nativism questions racism as the motivating factor for political action both at the time and in the high-stakes, hotly contested immigration debates of today.
