Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-369) and index.
Race, immigration, and the American welfare state -- Three worlds of race, labor, and politics -- Three worlds of relief -- The Mexican dependency problem -- No beggar spirit -- Deporting the unwelcome visitors -- Repatriating the unassimilable aliens -- A fair deal or a raw deal? -- The WPA and the (short-lived) triumph of nativism -- A new deal for the alien -- The boundaries of social citizenship