Those damned immigrants : America's hysteria over undocumented immigration /

Exposes the false narratives at the heart of Americans' fear of Latino/a immigrationThe election of Barack Obama prompted people around the world to herald the dawning of a new, postracial era in America. Yet a scant one month after Obama's election, Jose Oswaldo Sucuzhanay, a 31-year old...

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Main Authors: Román, Ediberto (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Román, Ediberto (Author), Olivas, Michael A. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2013
New York : 2013
New York : [2013]
New York, NY : [2013]
Series:Citizenship and migration in the Americas ; 1
Citizenship and migration in the Americas
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
  • 3 Empirical Data on Immigration
  • 4 Immigration's Effects on State and Local Economies
  • 5 The Conflicted United States-Mexico Relationship
  • 6 Sociological and Psychological Insights on Anti-Immigrant Bias
  • 7. A Pragmatic Proposal for Immigration Reform
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric; 3. Empirical Data on Immigration; 4. Immigration's Effects on State and Local Economies; 5. The Conflicted United States-Mexico Relationship: Invitation and Exclusion; 6. Sociological and Psychological Insights on Anti-Immigrant Bias; 7. A Pragmatic Proposal for Immigration Reform; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric; 3. Empirical Data on Immigration; 4. Immigrations Effects on State and Local Economies; 5. The Conflicted United States-Mexico Relationship: Invitation and Exclusion; 6. Sociological and Psychological Insights on Anti-Immigrant Bias; 7. A Pragmatic Proposal for Immigration Reform; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author
  • 1 Introduction 1
  • 2 Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric 17
  • 3 Empirical Data on Immigration 43
  • 4 Immigrations Effects on State and Local Economies 85
  • 5 The Conflicted United States-Mexico Relationship: Invitation and Exclusion 111
  • 6 Sociological and Psychological Insights on Anti-Immigrant Bias 125
  • 7 A Pragmatic Proposal for Immigration Reform 133
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
  • 3. Empirical Data on Immigration
  • 4. Immigration's Effects on State and Local Economies
  • 5. The Conflicted United States-Mexico Relationship Invitation and Exclusion
  • 6. Sociological and Psychological Insights on Anti-Immigrant Bias
  • 7. A Pragmatic Proposal for Immigration Reform
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author