Killing the American dream : how anti-immigration extremists are destroying the nation
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Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2012].
Status
Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction
325.73 MARRE
1 available
325.73 MARRE
1 available
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Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 237 pages ; 25 cm
Street Date
1210
Language
English
Notes
Description
"As the US deports record numbers of illegal immigrants and local and state governments scramble to pass laws resembling dystopian police states where anyone can be questioned and neighbors are encouraged to report on one another, violent anti-immigration rhetoric is growing across the nation. Against this tide of hysteria, Pilar Marrero reveals how damaging this rise in malice toward immigrants is not only to the individuals, but to our country as a whole. Marrero explores the rise in hate groups and violence targeting the foreign-born from the 1986 Immigration Act to the increasing legislative madness of laws like Arizona's SB1070 which allows law officers to demand documentation from any individual with "reasonable suspicion" of citizenship, essentially encouraging states and municipalities to form their own self-contained nation-states devoid of immigrants. Assessing the current status quo of immigration, Marrero reveals the economic drain these ardent anti-immigration policies have as they deplete the nation of an educated work force, undermine efforts to stabilize tax bases and social security, and turn the American Dream from a time honored hallmark of the nation into an unattainable fantasy for all immigrants of the present and future"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"A timely look at the evolution of US immigration policy and how the increasingly hostile anti-immigrant climate is detrimental to our nation's economic well-being"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aliens -- Government policy -- United States.
Aliens -- United States -- Social conditions.
Immigrants -- Government policy -- United States.
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
Latin Americans -- United States -- Social conditions.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
Aliens -- United States -- Social conditions.
Immigrants -- Government policy -- United States.
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
Latin Americans -- United States -- Social conditions.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Marrero, P. (2012). Killing the American dream: how anti-immigration extremists are destroying the nation . Palgrave Macmillan.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marrero, Pilar. 2012. Killing the American Dream: How Anti-immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation. Palgrave Macmillan.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marrero, Pilar. Killing the American Dream: How Anti-immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Marrero, Pilar. Killing the American Dream: How Anti-immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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