Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Claremont Institute
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Edward J. Erler is professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. John Marini is associate professor of political science at University of Nevada, Reno and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. Thomas G. West is professor of politics at the University of Dallas and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute.
Chapter 1 Introduction: Politics and Immigration
Chapter 2 American Citizenship and Postmodern Challenges
Chapter 3 Immigration: The Founders' View and Today's Challenge
Chapter 4 Progressivism, Immigration, and Citizenship
The economic, social, and cultural concerns about massive illegal immigration from Mexico have long been discussed. But rarely have we examined the massive influx in historical and legal terms of citizenship—how did the founders and their successors deal with problems of being an American, and what are the effects of massive noncompliance with the laws of the United States? Edward J. Erler, John Marini, and Thomas G. West are to be congratulated for their sober exploration of the racial and class considerations that seem to prevent us from enforcing the very laws that we have passed.
— Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution and author of Mexifornia: A State of Becoming