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Risking Immeasurable Harm

Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924–193

By: Benjamin C. Montoya

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Risking Immeasurable Harm

Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924–193

By: Benjamin C. Montoya

The debate over restricting the number of Mexican immigrants to the United States began early in the twentieth century, a time when U.S.-Mexican relations were still tenuous following the Mexican Revolution and when heated conflicts over mineral rights, primarily oil, were raging between the two nations. Though Mexico had economic reasons for curbing emigration, the racist tone of the quota debate taking place in the United States offended Mexicans’ national pride and played a large part in obstructing mutual support for immigration restriction between the United States and Mexico. Risking Immeasurable Harm explains how the prospect of immigration restriction affects diplomatic relations by analyzing U.S. efforts to place a quota on immigration from Mexico during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The controversial quota raised important questions about how domestic immigration policy debates had international consequences, primarily how the racist justifications for immigration restriction threatened to undermine U.S. relations with Mexico. Benjamin C. Montoya follows the quota debate from its origin in 1924, spurred by the passage of the Immigration Act, to its conclusion in 1932. He examines congressional policy debate and the U.S. State Department’s steady opposition to the quota scheme. Despite the concerns of American diplomats, in 1930 the Senate passed the Harris Bill, which singled out Mexico among all other Latin American nations for immigration restriction. The lingering effects of the quota debates continued to strain diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico beyond the Great Depression. Relevant to current debates about immigration and the role of restrictions in inter-American diplomacy, Risking Immeasurable Harm demonstrates the correlation of immigration restriction and diplomacy, the ways racism can affect diplomatic relations, and how domestic immigration policy can have international consequences.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496201299

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A Diplomatic History of US Immigration during the 20th Century

Policy, Law, and National Identity

By: Benjamin Montoya

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A Diplomatic History of US Immigration during the 20th Century

Policy, Law, and National Identity

By: Benjamin Montoya

This timely book explores immigration into the United States and the effect it has had on national identity, domestic politics and foreign relations from the 1920s to 2006. Comparing the immigration experiences of Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans, Cubans, Central Americans and Vietnamese, this book highlights how the US viewed each group throughout the American century, the various factors that have shaped US immigration, and the ways in which these debates influenced relations with the wider world. Using a comparative approach, Montoya offers an insight into the themes that have surrounded immigration, its role in forming a national identity and the ways in which changing historical contexts have shaped and re-shaped conversations about immigrants in the United States. This account helps us better understand the implications and importance of immigration throughout the American century, and informs present-day debates surrounding the issue.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350158259

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9781350158252

Risking Immeasurable Harm

Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924–1932

By: Benjamin C. Montoya

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Immigration Restriction and U.S.-Mexican Diplomatic Relations, 1924–1932

By: Benjamin C. Montoya

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Risking Immeasurable Harm

Risking Immeasurable Harm

A Diplomatic History of US Immigration during the 20th Century

A Diplomatic History of US Immigration during the 20th Century

Risking Immeasurable Harm

Risking Immeasurable Harm

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