Foreign Relations

[T]he book is an excellent summary of U.S. migration history (for which Gabaccia's strength is well known) and a courageous, insightful exploration of America's international history. In laying out the analysis concisely she not only expands migration history but provides a model for linking historical fields together. In so doing, she also expands the methodology of world history. --Patrick Manning, Journal of Social History [T]he book's expansive connections and extensive research signal its author as an impressive senior scholar in the field. --Deborah Cohen, Diplomatic History By deftly weaving the stories of individuals and families into her discussion--not so much as illustrations of a generalized story as the basic elements of this story--Gabaccia has opened new windows onto the history of American immigration. --Orm Overland, Journal of American History Gabaccia's book is a rare treat for immigration scholars. She takes the hackneyed idea that U.S. immigration policy reflects U.S. domestic policy exclusively and turns it on its head, demanding that readers reframe immigration debates as U.S. foreign relations and, more specifically, trade relations. . . . The book would be an excellent teaching tool to explain how to challenge what scholars assume that they know. --Choice Winner of the 2013 Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society