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Risking immeasurable harm : immigration restriction and U.S.-Mexican diplomatic relations, 1924-1932
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"Risking Immeasurable Harm: Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924-1932 explains how the prospect of immigration restriction affects diplomatic relations by analyzing t...
"Risking Immeasurable Harm: Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924-1932 explains how the prospect of immigration restriction affects diplomatic relations by analyzing the United States' effort to place a quota on immigration from Mexico during the late 1920s and early 1930s"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Benjamin C. Montoya
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- Language
- English
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- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2020
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9781496201294, 1496219864, 9781496219886, 9781496219862, 1496201299, 1496219880
- OCLC
- on1142968477
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction -- 1. "The question of . . . numerical restriction": The Basis for the quota drive against Mexico, Winter 1924 to Fall 1927 -- 2. "Mexicans are certainly the least desirable of all immigrants": Singling out Mexico for restriction, Winter 1928 -- 3. "No state shall have the right to establish any discrimination": International pressure against the U.S. effort to restrict Mexican immigration, Spring 1928 -- 4. A "double-edge sword": The Advantages and disadvantages, risks and rewards of immigration restriction, Fall 1928 -- 5. "A real disgrace": The U.S. Senate passes a quota on Mexico, Winter 1929 to Spring 1930 -- 6. "There is no fat calf to kill": Administrative restriction, repatriation, and the demise of the quota effort against Mexico, Summer 1930 to Winter 1932 -- Conclusion