American Intolerance: Our Dark History of Demonizing Immigrants [Hardcover]

Bartholomew?and Reumsch?ssel capture Americas complicated and, more often than we would like to admit, dark relationship with immigration. Their dissection of our nations history of religious, ethnic, and racial fears is sobering. The times we live in make?American Intolerance?even more important for all of us to read.Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum and author of?There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American ImmigrationIn this very important book, Bartholomew and Reumsch?ssel show us that Donald Trumps anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim campaigns are part of the long history of foreigner panicsfrom the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, to the anti-German hysteria of World War I, to the repatriation of a million people to Mexico in the 1930s. It brings to light Americans competing urges to open or close the door to immigrants. But ultimately American Intolerance reminds us that, while predictable, these xenophobic spasms are the exception rather than the rule and are often followed by a recollection that, as a nation of immigrants, new Americans have always been our greatest strength.Frank Bures, author of The Geography of MadnessWith a gripping and readable style, American Intolerance pulls no punches in revealing the harrowing of immigrants as a national pastime.Dan Vergano, senior reporter, BuzzFeed NewsTimely reading for anyone concerned about recent changes in immigration policy and ramped-up white supremacy rhetoric and violence.Foreword ReviewsWe Americans will never be able to resolve the problems of our present until we are able to honestly confront the horrors of our past. This includes the sordid history of our attitudes toward immigrants, especially when race is a factor. I know of no better introduction to this important topic than Bartholomew and Reumschu?ssels?American Intolerance. Clear, accessible, and compulsively readable, it is an important read, lÓ(