Making Americans: immigration, race, and the origins of the diverse democracy

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction -- I. Immigrant America -- 2. Immigration and American Political Development -- 3. A Less Intelligent Class? The Dillingham Commission and the New Immigrants -- II. Defining Americans -- 4. "The Fire of Patriotism": Americanization and U.S. Identity -- 5. "Frequent Skimmings of the Dross": Building an American Race? -- 6. "A Very Serious National Menace": Eugenics and Immigration -- III. Legislating Americans -- 7. Enacting National Origins: The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act (1924) -- 8. "A Slur on Our Citizenry": Dismantling National Origins: The 1965 Act -- IV. Legacies -- 9. After Americanization: Ethnic Politics and Multiculturalism -- 10. The Diverse Democracy -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index