Background
Schrag, Peter was born on July 24, 1931 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1953. Son of Otto and Judith (Haas) Schrag.
(Pantheon, New York; 1975. Stated First Edition. 5.5" x 8....)
Pantheon, New York; 1975. Stated First Edition. 5.5" x 8.5" tall; xvii, 285pp. Indexed with Bibliographical Note, and Notes.
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In a book of deep and telling ironies, Peter Schrag provides essential background for understanding the fractious debate over immigration. Covering the earliest days of the Republic to current events, Schrag sets the modern immigration controversy within the context of three centuries of debate over the same questions about who exactly is fit for citizenship. He finds that nativism has long colored our national history, and that the fear—and loathing—of newcomers has provided one of the faultlines of American cultural and political life. Schrag describes the eerie similarities between the race-based arguments for restricting Irish, German, Slav, Italian, Jewish, and Chinese immigrants in the past and the arguments for restricting Latinos and others today. He links the terrible history of eugenic "science" to ideas, individuals, and groups now at the forefront of the fight against rational immigration policies. Not Fit for Our Society makes a powerful case for understanding the complex, often paradoxical history of immigration restriction as we work through the issues that inform, and often distort, the debate over who can become a citizen, who decides, and on what basis.
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Schrag, Peter was born on July 24, 1931 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1953. Son of Otto and Judith (Haas) Schrag.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Amherst College, 1953.
Reporter, El Paso (Texas) Herald Post, 1953-1955;
assistant secretary, assistant director publications, Amherst College, 1955-1966;
instructor American Studies, Amherst College, 1960-1964;
associate education editor, Sat. Review, 1966-1968;
executive editor, Sat. Review, 1968-1969;
editor, Change magazine, 1969-1970;
editor at large, Saturday Review, 1969-1972;
contributing editor, Saturday Review/Education, 1972-1973;
editorial advisory board, The Columbia Forum, 1972-1975;
editorial board, Social Policy, since 1971;
contributing editor, More, 1974-1978;
contributing editor, Inquiry, 1977-1980;
contributing editor, The American Prospect, since 1995;
editorial page editor, Sacramento Bee and McClatchy Newspapers, 1978-1996;
contributing editor, Sacramento Bee and McClatchy Newspapers, since 1996.
Visiting lecturer U. Massachusetts School Education, 1970-1972. Fellow in professional journalism Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1973-1974. Lecturer University of California at Berkeley, 1974-1978, 90-.
Pulitzer Prize juror, 1988-1989.
( In a book of deep and telling ironies, Peter Schrag pro...)
(Pantheon, New York; 1975. Stated First Edition. 5.5" x 8....)
(Book by Schrag, Peter)
(Book by Schrag, Peter)
(. dw, 1971, 255pp)
(hardcover)
Member advising committee Student Rights Project, New York Civil Liberties Unon, 1970-1972. Member Committee Study History, 1958-1972. Trustee Emma Willard School, 1967-1969.
Board directors Park School, Oakland, California, 1976-1977, Center for Investigative Reporting, 1979-1981, Ed Source, since 1998. Board visitors Claremont Graduate School. Member board advisors Public Policy Institute California.
Married Melissa Jane Mowrer, June 9, 1953 (divorced 1969). Children: Mitzi, Erin Andrew. Married Diane Divoky, May 24, 1969 (divorced 1981).
Children: David Divoky, Benaiah Divoky. Married Patricia Ternahan, January 1, 1988.