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143 The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: John Findlay, “Industrialization, Class and Race: Chinese and Anti-Chinese Movement in the Late 19th Century Northwest,” Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington, 1998, www.washington.edu.
144 One newspaperman captured the mood: Ibid.
145 Then, as now, the agitation resulted in the formation: Richard Hofstadter, The Age of Reform (New York: Random House, 1955), 62.
146 Conspiracy theories were rampant: Ibid., 70.
147 during the Great Depression, the United States: Wendy Koch, “U.S. Urged to Apologize for 1930s Deportations,” 5 Apr. 2006, www.usatoday.com.
148 In 1935, for example, many shops: Hasia R. Diner, The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000 (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004), 211.
149 And, of course, the flames of bigotry: Social Security Administration, “Social Security History: Father Charles Coughlin,” www.ssa.gov.
150 In 1969, Pete Hamill published: Pete Hamill, “The Revolt of the White Lower Middle Class,” New York, 14 Apr. 1969, 24–29.
151 and 92 percent of Tea Partiers: Kate Zernike and Megan Thee-Brenan, “Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated,” 14 Apr. 2010, www.nytimes.com.
152 A Harris poll in March 2010: “ ‘Wingnuts’ and President Obama,” 24 Mar. 2010, www.harrisinteractive.com.
153 But then again, according to psychologist Michael Bader, paranoia: Michael Bader, “We Need to Have Empathy for Tea Partiers,” 5 Mar. 2010, www.psychologytoday.com.
PART 3: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL DILAPIDATED
1 George Washington knew that: Robert Fishman, “Beyond Motor City, 1808–1908–2008: National Planning for America,” 23 Jan. 2010, www.america2050.org.
2 The nation’s overall infrastructure grade: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, www.infrastructurereportcard.org.
3 downward trend since 2005: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, www.asce.org.
4 “It’s the kind of report card you …”: Katherine Harmon, “U.S. Infrastructure Crumbling,” 28 Jan. 2009, www.scientificamerican.com.
5 According to the ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, www.infrastructurereportcard.org.
6 But we’ve only budgeted $975 billion: Ibid.
7 America’s population is expected to reach: Jeffrey Passel and D’Vera Cohn, “Immigration to Play Lead Role in Future U.S. Growth,” 11 Feb. 2008, www.pewresearch.org.
8 We invest just 2.4 percent of gross domestic product: “The Cracks Are Showing,” 28 Jun. 2008, www.economist.com.
9 China is busy building the most up-to-date: “Rushing on by Road, Rail and Air,” 14 Feb. 2008, www.economist.com.
10 For example, from 2006 through 2009, China spent: Keith Bradsher, “China Sees Growth Engine in a Web of Fast Trains,” 12 Feb. 2010, www.nytimes.com.
11 World Bank officials have described as: “Rushing on by Road, Rail and Air,” 14 Feb. 2008, www.economist.com.
12 And by 2020 China plans to construct: Andrew Peaple, “China’s Infrastructure Still on Rails,” 3 Mar. 2010, www.wsj.com.
13 In 2009 China built over 230,000 miles: “China’s Rural Road Length Hits 3.3 Million Kilometers; Most Villages, Towns Connected: Official,” People’s Daily Online, 22 Feb. 2010, www.english.peopledaily.com.
14 and announced plans to build ninety-seven airports: “Rushing on by Road, Rail and Air,” 14 Feb. 2008,www.economist.com.
15 In a column headlined “Time to Reboot America”: Thomas Friedman, “Time to Reboot America,” 23 Dec. 2008, www.nytimes.com.
16 Armando Carbonell, chairman of the Department of Planning: “Are ‘Mega-Regions’ the Future of Transportation?” 29 Jun. 2008, www.npr.org.
17 Felix Rohatyn, author of Bold Endeavors: Felix Rohatyn, Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009), 2, 3.
18 Building America’s Future (BAF): www.bafuture.org/about.
19 “deliver a message to Washington …”: “Pa.’s Rendell Urging Fix for Bridges,