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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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"The book explores what it means to be a citizen of the USA, with a focus on both rights and responsibilities of citizens and political involvement, ways of obtaining citizenship. Historical topics / events covered include Colonial era, Bill of Rights (equal rights of citizens), slavery, Civil War and emancipation, participation in elections, immigration."--Provided by publisher.
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Aguilar
Pub. Date
2017.
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Immigrating to the United States has new rules: a government that wants to impose stricter laws, the threat of deportation, false information, fraud, and fear. This has all complicated the situation for immigrants. Because of this, Univision offers you resources and advice so that you can face the new reality we find ourselves in.
Inmigrar a Estados Unidos tiene nuevas reglas: Un gobierno que quiere imponer leyes m?s estrictas, amenaza de deportaci?n,...
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"The acclaimed, award-winning novelist--author of The Moor's Account and The Other Americans--now gives us a bracingly personal work of nonfiction that is concerned with the experiences of "conditional citizens." What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration...
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Nolo
Pub. Date
2023.
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Green cards, visas, and more: What every immigrant needs to know Want to live, work, or travel in the United States? U.S. Immigration Made Easy has helped tens of thousands of people get a visa, green card, or other immigration status. You'll learn: whether you and your family qualify for a short-term visa, permanent U.S. residence, or protection from deportation, how to obtain, fill out, and submit the necessary forms and documents, insider strategies...
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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"Eleanor Roosevelt published the original edition of When You Grow Up to Vote in 1932, the same year her husband was elected president. [This] edition has updated information and back matter as well as ... art from ... Grace Lin. Beginning with government workers like firefighters and garbage collectors, and moving up through local government to the national stage, [it] explains that the people in government work [for] the voter"--Publisher marketing....
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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Inspires young learners to explore America's government institutions through the nation's history and the experience of modern Americans. Part of an inspiring series of books that will support students to understand government and civics in modern America through the historical events and people that have shaped them, Power for the People will interweave historical context, events, and personalities with the experiences of modern Americans to help...
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