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

1. Introduction.

2. Immigration and American political development.

3. A less intelligent class? The Dillingham Commission and the new immigrants.

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.

7. Enacting national origins: the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act (1924).

8. "A slur on our citizenry": dismantling national origins: The 1965 Act.

9. After americanization: ethnic politics and multiculturalism.