After the ‘great white walls’ came down: Debating the ethnicity of immigrants in Australia and the USA, 1980–1990
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Stevens, Rachel. (2014). After the ‘great white walls’ came down: Debating the ethnicity of immigrants in Australia and the USA, 1980–1990. Immigrants and Minorities. 32(3), pp. 262 - 292. https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2012.759748
Authors | Stevens, Rachel |
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Abstract | In 1965 and 1973, the governments of the USA and Australia, respectively, abolished their racially discriminatory immigration policies. A line had seemingly been drawn in the sand in which one's race, nationality or ethnicity would no longer be grounds for exclusion. As a consequence of these reforms, the source countries of immigrants to Australia and the USA diversified. How did politicians react to this change? This article finds that although overtly racist immigration policies had become a relic of the past, a number of mainstream politicians in both countries did not welcome the outcomes of race-blind immigration policies. |
Keywords | immigration politics; race; ethnicity; rhetoric; Australia; USA |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Immigrants and Minorities |
Journal citation | 32 (3), pp. 262 - 292 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0261-9288 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2012.759748 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84926201340 |
Page range | 262 - 292 |
Research Group | Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87xw8/after-the-great-white-walls-came-down-debating-the-ethnicity-of-immigrants-in-australia-and-the-usa-1980-1990
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