Us Immigration Reform and Its Global Impact

Lessons from the Postville Raid
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-10585-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 5092 g

An insider's account of the Postville case, this book gauges the raid's human, social, and economic impact, based on interaction with the main participants and interviews with local citizens and arrestees in the US and Guatemala.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Camayd-Freixas, E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Think Globally, Act Locally 1. Hometown to the World 2. ICE over the Heartland 3. Theatrum Juridicum 4. The Script and the Scandal 5. The Orphans of Globalization 6. The Kosher Jungle 7. Endgame: The Prelude and the Aftermath 8. The Day Democracy Died Conclusion: Enlightened Immigration Reform

Über Autor(innen)

Erik Camayd-Freixas is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Florida International University. He has testified before Congress, contributed as amicus curiae to the U.S. Supreme Court, and received numerous human rights awards. He has lectured internationally on cultural studies, immigration, labor, ethics, and human rights. His most recent books include Etnografía imaginaria: Historia y parodia en la literatura hispanoamericana and Orientalism and Identity in Latin America.