“Laws ostensibly directed at undocumented immigrants inevitably affect the treatment of lawfully present immigrants and citizens who share the ethnic, racial, or national origin characteristics of undocumented immigrants.” RacismImmigrationImmigrantsRacism In AmericaEthnicityIllegal ImmigrationUndocumented WorkersImmigration LawUndocumented Book:The New Immigration Federalism Source: The New Immigration Federalism
“[...] we argue against the false equivalency of viewing anti-immigrant and pro-integration laws in the same light: the former often play on misperception and group stereotypes and explicitly call out particular groups for differential treatment. By contrast, many of the integrationist measures passed by state legislatures have couched their policies in universalistic terms, and often do not make reference to particular classes of persons.” RacismRacism In AmericaStereotypesXenophobiaStereotypingImmigration LawProfilingUs ImmigrationNaturalizationUsa ImmigrationIntegrationist LawRestrictionist LawUnauthorized Immigrants Book:The New Immigration Federalism Source: The New Immigration Federalism
“The 1790 Naturalization law determined that "free white persons" could naturalize after two years of residency, and established that the children of citizens would also be citizens. Soon after, in 1795, Congress extended the residency period to five years, and in 1798 extended the residency requirement even further, to fourteen years.” RacismAmerican HistoryRacism In AmericaImmigration LawNaturalization179817901795Us Citizenship Book:The New Immigration Federalism Source: The New Immigration Federalism