From Arrival to Incorporation: Migrants to the U.S. in a Global Era

The United States is once again in the midst of a peak period of immigration. By 2005, more than thirty-five million legal and illegal migrants were present in the United States. At different rates and with differing degrees of difficulty, a great many will be incorporated into American society and culture. Leading immigration experts in history, sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science here offer multiethnic and multidisciplinary perspectives on the challenges confronting immigrants adapting to a new society. How will these recent arrivals become Americans? Does the journey to the U.S. demand abandoning the past? How is the United States changing even as it requires change from those who come here? Broad thematic essays are coupled with case studies and concluding essays analyzing contemporary issues facing Muslim newcomers in the wake of September 11, 2001. Together, they offer a vibrant portrait of America’s new populations today.