A detailed and engaging historical examination that provides an intimate understanding of the daily life of the new immigrants in the United States.\Photographs depict scenes of immigrant daily life\A chronology of events outlines the main events in recent immigration history.

Chronology -- Coming to America : migration stories -- Making a living : economics -- The ties that bind : family life and identity -- Community, mainstream society, and culture -- Facing stereotypes, discrimination, and tensions -- Policy and politics -- Epilogue: a glimpse at the future.