"These excellent reference texts provide information on the American Immigrant experience from the earliest times to the significant periods from 1820 to 1930 to today when immigrants to this country find more obstacles to attaining citizenship. The information is historic and timely including references to 9/11 and beyond. Also included are discussions as to why the immigrants came to America, how they assimilated, and information regarding significant contributions of immigrants to American society."
--Pennsylvania School Librarians Associations, May 2006