This paper first documents trends in employment rates and then reviews what is known
about the various factors that have been proposed to explain the decline in the overall …

This paper surveys the history of nativism in the United States from the late nineteenth
century to the present. It compares a recent surge in nativism with earlier periods …

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted
reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling”(NPR) argument …

Within the scientific community, much attention has focused on improving communications
between scientists, policy makers, and the public. To date, efforts have centered on …

Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …

The introduction offers an overview to migration studies, comparing and contrasting different
disciplinary approaches—what they have in common and where they differ. The chapter …

Anger is a powerful mobilizing force in American politics on both sides of the political aisle,
but does it motivate all groups equally? This book offers a new conceptualization of anger as …

In both Europe and North America, populist movements have shattered existing party
systems and thrown governments into turmoil. The embattled establishment claims that …

This revised and updated fifth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides a
comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States, including its …

Studies have reached conflicting conclusions regarding the labor market effects of
exogenous refugee waves such as the Mariel Boatlift in Miami. The authors show that …