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Living "illegal"
Marie F. Marquardt
其他書名
The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration
出版New Press, 2011
主題Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Social Services & WelfareSocial Science / GeneralSocial Science / Emigration & ImmigrationSocial Science / Minority Studies
ISBN15955865129781595586513
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=lOEA0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"Today's polarized debates over immigration revolve around a set of one-dimensional characters and unchallenged stereotypes. Yet the resulting policy prescriptions, not least of them Arizona's draconian new law SB1070 - and copycat laws passing through state legislatures across the nation - are dangerously real and profoundly counterproductive. A major new antidote to this trend, 'Living "illegal"' is an ambitious account of the least understood and most relevant aspects of the American immigrant experience today. Based on years of research into the lives of ordinary migrants, 'Living "illegal"' offers richly textured stories of real people - working, building families, and enriching their communities even as the political climate grows more hostile. Moving far beyond conventional explanations, 'Living "illegal"' challenges our assumptions about why immigrants come to the United States, where they settle, and how they have adapted to the often confusing patchwork of local immigration ordinances. This revealing narrative takes us into Southern churches (which have quietly emerged as the most innovative and forward-looking organizations open to migrants), back and forth across different national boundaries - from Brazil to Mexico to Guatemala - and inside the national movement to pass the DREAM Act in 2010. Stepping from behind the shadows, the real people who emerge on these pages speak directly to core American values; their struggles, triumphs, and heartbreaks stand in sharp contrast to the stock images peddled in anti-immigrant propaganda. A deeply humane book, 'Living "illegal"' is an authoritative new guide for understanding - and building viable solutions to - one of the most pressing issues of our time." -- dust jacket.