Immigrant rights in the Nuevo South : enforcement and resistance at the borderlands of illegality /
Unauthorized immigrants in the southeastern United States encounter communities unused to their new Latino neighbors and quick to call law enforcement. The precariousness of this way of life leads immigrant communities and allies to organize and demonstrate to secure legal rights, but these actions...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Unauthorized immigrants in the southeastern United States encounter communities unused to their new Latino neighbors and quick to call law enforcement. The precariousness of this way of life leads immigrant communities and allies to organize and demonstrate to secure legal rights, but these actions risk backlash depending on local context. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-198) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439916445 1439916446 9781439916452 1439916454 |