Huddled Masses: The Untold Truth About Immigration

di John Pritchett (Autore)

John Pritchett, 2025

Immigration is America's oldest story—and its most misunderstood. From Ellis Island to Silicon Valley, from railroads to rocket ships, immigrants have fueled the nation's growth, innovation, and resilience. Yet too often, the public debate reduces them to caricatures: job-takers, culture-diluters, or security threats. In Huddled Masses: The Untold Truth About Immigration, John Pritchett dismantles the myths and confronts the fears that dominate today's fractured conversation. Drawing on history, economics, and human experience, he reveals how immigration has consistently strengthened America—revitalizing communities, driving innovation, and enriching culture. Inside you'll discover: The real history behind the "nation of immigrants" motto—and the exclusions that shaped it. How immigration arrives in waves of change, each reshaping identity and opportunity. The overlooked role of immigrants as engines of innovation, from Nobel Prize winners to tech founders. Evidence that challenges claims about jobs, wages, crime, and assimilation. A vision of immigration not as crisis, but as America's promise of renewal. This is not a sentimental ode to Ellis Island, nor a dry policy manual. It is a bold, fact-driven argument: the benefits of immigration far outweigh the costs. At a time of aging demographics, global competition, and rising fear, Huddled Masses makes the urgent case for seeing immigration as a source of strength, confidence, and possibility. For readers of political nonfiction, history, and social commentary, this book offers clarity, courage, and hope.

• Autore: John Pritchett
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: John Pritchett
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232843939