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The sanctuary city : immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia /

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This book relates the history of Central American, southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab and Mexican migration, settlement and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protectio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vitiello, Domenic (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2022].
Subjects:
Refuge (Humanitarian assistance) > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Sanctuary movement > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Refugees > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Political refugees > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Noncitizens > Government policy > United States.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
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Summary:This book relates the history of Central American, southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab and Mexican migration, settlement and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protections and assistance at local, national and transnational scales.
Physical Description:ix-xvi, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501764691
1501764691
9781501764806
1501764802