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Author:

Longazel, Jamie, author.

Title:

Undocumented fears : immigration and the politics of divide and conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania / Jamie Longazel.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvii, 204 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Subject:

Latin Americans--Hazleton--Hazleton--Social conditions--21st century.
Immigrants--Hazleton--Hazleton--Social conditions--21st century.
Illegal aliens--Hazleton--Hazleton--Social conditions--21st century.
Hazleton (Pa.).--Illegal Immigration Relief Act.
Illegal aliens--Hazleton--Hazleton--History--21st century.
Language policy--Hazleton--Hazleton--History--21st century.
Ethnic conflict--Hazleton--Hazleton--History--21st century.
Hazleton (Pa.)--History--History--21st century.
Hazleton (Pa.)--Politics and government--21st century.
Hazleton (Pa.)--History--Political aspects--History--21st century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Local "Latino Threat" and the Politics of Divide and Conquer -- The Political Economy of Backlash -- "The straw that broke the camel's back" -- Lozano v. Hazleton and the Defense of White Innocence -- "All we can do is show them we are a respectable bunch" -- Conclusion: Recovering Authenticity -- Appendix A: Data and Methods -- Appendix B: Full Text of the Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA).

Summary:

"This book is about the politics surrounding Hazleton, Pennsylvania's 2006 passage of the Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA), a local ordinance that laid out penalties for renting to or hiring undocumented immigrants and declared English the city's official language"--Preface.

ISBN:

1439912688 (paper : alkaline paper)
9781439912683 (paper : alkaline paper)
143991267X (cloth : alkaline paper)
9781439912676 (cloth : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)921868318

LCCN:

2015019049

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)