The Road to Citizenship : : What Naturalization Means for Immigrants and the United States /

The Road to Citizenship : : What Naturalization Means for Immigrants and the United States / / Sofya Aptekar.

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Between 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. In naturalization ceremonies large and small these new Americans pledged an oath of allegiance to the United States, gaining the right to vote, serve on juries, and hold political office; access to certain jobs; and the legal...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Aptekar, Sofya,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (190 p.) :; 8 figures, 4 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Roads to Citizenship
  • 2. Citizenship and Inequality
  • 3. Voices of Immigrants
  • 4. Citizenship Ceremonies
  • 5. Welcoming and Defining
  • 6. Naturalization in Theory and Practice
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the author

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