After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 by Garland, Libby
After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 by Garland, Libby

After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965

In 1921 and 1924, the United States passed laws to sharply reduce the influx of immigrants into...
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Author: Libby Garland
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After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 by Garland, Libby

After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965

CHF 93.82
After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 by Garland, Libby

After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965

CHF 93.82
Author: Libby Garland
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In 1921 and 1924, the United States passed laws to sharply reduce the influx of immigrants into the country. By allocating only small quotas to the nations of southern and eastern Europe, and banning almost all immigration from Asia, the new laws were supposed to stem the tide of foreigners considered especially inferior and dangerous. However, immigrants continued to come, sailing into the port of New York with fake passports, or from Cuba to Florida, hidden in the holds of boats loaded with contraband liquor. Jews, one of the main targets of the quota laws, figured prominently in the new international underworld of illegal immigration. However, they ultimately managed to escape permanent association with the identity of the "illegal alien" in a way that other groups, such as Mexicans, thus far, have not.

In After They Closed the Gates, Libby Garland tells the untold stories of the Jewish migrants and smugglers involved in that underworld, showing how such stories contributed to growing national anxieties about illegal immigration. Garland also helps us understand how Jews were linked to, and then unlinked from, the specter of illegal immigration. By tracing this complex history, Garland offers compelling insights into the contingent nature of citizenship, belonging, and Americanness.

Author: Libby Garland
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/02/2018
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780226565224

About the Author
Libby Garland is assistant professor of history at Kingsborough Community College, The City University of New York.
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