Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / John Tirman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tirman, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Government policy--United States.

Emigration and immigration.

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--United States--Public opinion.

Latin Americans--United States--Social conditions.

Latin Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.

Hispanic Americans.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Latin America--Emigration and immigration.

Latin America.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How the immigration battle plays out in America, from curriculum disputes to federal raids to the civil rights activism of young ""Dreamers.""

Contents:

Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Raid: The Second Great Migration and the Culture of Resistance; 2 Raiding the Schools: The Riven Soul of Arizona; 3 The Usual Suspects: The Raid in New Bedford; 4 Dreaming the Dream: The Next Generation; 5 Raids Gone Global: Genocide in Guatemala and Wars in Mexico; 6 The Rocky Road to Reform; 7 Legality and Language as Cultural Weapons; 8 Hope for the Dream Chasers; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-262-32852-6

0-262-32851-8

OCLC:

905221305