A nation of immigrants and a gatekeeping nation : American immigration law and policy / Erika Lee -- Naturalization and nationality / Irene Bloemraad and Reed Ueda -- Immigration and ethnic politics / James J. Connolly -- Immigrant transnationals and US foreign relations / Xiao-huang Yin and Peter H. Koehn -- Bodies from abroad : immigration, health, and disease / Alan M. Kraut -- The politics of immigration and the rise of the migration state : comparative and historical perspectives / James F. Hollifield -- Ethnic and racial identity / Marilyn Halter -- Nativism and prejudice against immigrants / Tyler Anbinder -- Assimilation and American national identity / Michael R. Olneck -- Internationalization and transnationalization / David Gerber -- Immigration and race relations / Jeffrey Melnick -- Demography and American immigration / Michael S. Teitelbaum -- Gender and immigration / Suzanne M. Sinke -- Immigrant residential and mobility patterns / Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller -- Characteristics of immigrants to the United States : 1820-2003 / Guillermina Jasso and Mark R. Rosenzweig -- Marriage patterns in historical perspective : gender and ethnicity / Robert McCaa, Albert Esteve, and Clara Cortina -- Immigrant social mobility and the historian / Kenneth A. Scherzer -- Labor and immigration history : first principles / Leon Fink -- Immigration in the economy : development and enterprise / Nian-Sheng Huang -- Immigrants in the American housing market / Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller -- Immigration and American diversity : food for thought / Donna R. Gabaccia -- Immigration and language / Nancy C. Carnevale -- Immigration and education in the United States / Paula S. Fass -- Religion and ethnicity / John McClymer -- Mutual aid societies and fraternal orders / Daniel Soye