{"product_id":"cuban-privilege-the-making-of-immigrant-inequality-in-america-paperback-softback-9781108822398","title":"Cuban Privilege; The Making of Immigrant Inequality in America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108822398","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCuban Privilege\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Making of Immigrant Inequality in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first book to document the unique yet strategic entitlements granted to Cubans over other immigrants to the US.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Eva Eckstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108822398, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e391 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.634 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'[Eckstein] help[s] explain why Cuba is today teetering on the brink and to signal the urgent need to chart a new way forward.' Jean Stubbs, New West Indian Guide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFor over half a century the US granted Cubans, one of the largest immigrant groups in the country, unique entitlements. While other unauthorized immigrants faced detention, deportation, and no legal rights, Cuban immigrants were able to enter the country without authorization, and have access to welfare benefits and citizenship status. This book is the first to reveal the full range of entitlements granted to Cubans. Initially privileged to undermine the Castro-led revolution in the throes of the Cold War, one US President after another extended new entitlements, even in the post-Cold War era. Drawing on unseen archives, interviews, and survey data, Cuban Privilege highlights how Washington, in the process of privileging Cubans, transformed them from agents of US Cold War foreign policy into a politically powerful force influencing national policy. Comparing the exclusionary treatment of neighboring Haitians, the book discloses the racial and political biases embedded within US immigration policy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface: Privileged Cubans\u003cbr\u003e List of acronyms\u003cbr\u003e 1. The making of Cuban immigration exceptionalism, 1959–1979\u003cbr\u003e 2. The privileging of Cuban immigrants in the United States, 1959–1979\u003cbr\u003e 3. The immigration crisis of 1980: Carter Administration privileging of Cubans anew, spillover benefits for Haitians\u003cbr\u003e 4. Delinking Cubans from Haitians: The deepening of Cuban privileging and the turn against Haitians under the Reagan and Bush I administrations\u003cbr\u003e 5. Taking with one hand, giving with the other: Clinton administration retraction and expansion of Cuban immigrant entitlements\u003cbr\u003e 6. From extension to retraction of Cuban immigrant entitlements amidst mainly exclusion of Haitians: The George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations\u003cbr\u003e 7. From heaven to hell under the Trump administration: Walls for Cubans after all\u003cbr\u003e 8. Exceptionalism in practice? Actual immigration, lessons learned.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Diplomatic law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Diplomatic law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Diplomatic%20law%20%5BLBBD%5D%22\"\u003eLBBD\u003c\/a\u003e], Migration, immigration \u0026amp; emigration [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Migration, immigration \u0026amp; emigration\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Migration,%20immigration%20\u0026amp;%20emigration%20%5BJFFN%5D%22\"\u003eJFFN\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415693029656,"sku":"9781108822398","price":21.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108822398i.jpg?v=1784424070","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cuban-privilege-the-making-of-immigrant-inequality-in-america-paperback-softback-9781108822398","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}