Author:
Motomura, Hiroshi, 1953-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionviii, 254 p. ; 25 cm.
Note:Introduction: immigrants in America -- Contract and classical immigration law -- Promises, promises -- All persons within the territorial jurisdiction -- Alienage and the ties that bind -- The most tender connections -- The lost story of Americans-in-waiting -- Transition at a crossroads -- The meaning of transition -- Race, belonging, and transition -- Taking transition seriously -- Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting -- Notes.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.
