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Trails of hope and terror : testimonies on immigration /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De La Torre, Miguel A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2009]
Subjects:
United States > Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Illegal aliens > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Creating borders and their consequences
  • Testimony from a border crosser
  • Testimony from a border activist
  • Testimony on being a Good Samaritan
  • Testimony about the border patrol
  • Voice of the people
  • Economic realities
  • Testimony from a Central American farmer
  • Testimony from a Euroamerican farmer
  • Testimony from a rancher on the border
  • Testimony from a U.S. day laborer
  • Testimony from a labor organizer
  • Voice of the people
  • Demythologizing the immigration debate
  • Testimony about detention
  • Testimony from a U.S. resident
  • Voice of the people
  • Family values
  • Testimony from a college-bound young adult
  • Testimony about separated families
  • Testimony about faith
  • Postcard images on the trail
  • Testimony from a community organization
  • Voice of the people
  • The politics of fear
  • Testimony about ethnic discrimination
  • Testimony from the African American community
  • Testimony from the Tohono O'odham nation
  • Voice of the people
  • Christian perspectives
  • A Catholic voice
  • A mainline Protestant voice
  • An evangelical voice
  • A Latino liberationist voice
  • Voice of the people
  • Ethical responses
  • The new sanctuary movement
  • Civil initiative
  • Testimony from a scholar-activist
  • Voice of the people
  • Timeline for legislation on Hispanic immigration.