Le leggi statunitensi sull'immigrazione: storia di una nazione costruita dai migranti
Parole chiave:
Immigrazione; Naturalizzazione; Nativismo; Interessi; Legislazione.Abstract
Lo scopo del mio lavoro è di prendere in considerazione le politiche riguardanti il controllo dei flussi e la naturalizzazione degli immigrati. Il punto di partenza della mia analisi è il Naturalization Act del 1790, la prima legge sull'immigrazione del governo degli Stati Uniti, che ha aperto la strada a quelle successive. Ho condotto un'indagine più dettagliata sulle misure federali dal 1882, l'anno del Chinese Exclusion Act, passando attraverso la legislazione tra gli anni 1920 e 1930, influenzati da un marcato protezionismo, per arrivare alle leggi del 1965, che smantellarono il sistema delle quote nazionali. L'obiettivo del mio lavoro è quello di evidenziare il rapporto tra le leggi e il dibattito che è stato creato intorno a esse, che coinvolge i membri del Congresso, l'opinione pubblica, i sindacati e le associazioni.
Parole chiave: Immigrazione; Naturalizzazione; Nativismo; Interessi; Legislazione.
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