Rallying for Immigrant Rights

The Fight for Inclusion in 21st Century America

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19938355
EditoresKim Voss, Irene Bloemraad
Ano2011
Páginas336
Data de publicação2011-07-06
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoRallying for Immigrant Rights (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/9780520948914
OpenAlexW2251490028
Open LibraryOL29606700M
ISBN9780520948914
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas23

From Alaska to Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets across the United States to rally for immigrant rights in the spring of 2006. The scope and size of their protests, rallies, and boycotts made these the most significant events of political activism in the United States since the 1960s. This accessibly written volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of this historic moment. Perfect for students and general readers, its essays, written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and grassroots organizers, trace the evolution and legacy of the 2006 protest movement in engaging, theoretically informed discussions. The contributors cover topics including unions, churches, the media, immigrant organizations, and immigrant politics. Today, one in eight U.S. residents was born outside the country, but for many, lack of citizenship makes political voice through the ballot box impossible. This book helps us better understand how immigrants are making their voices heard in other ways

Immigration · Political science · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Civil rights · Emigration & Immigration · emigration and immigration · Government policy · Immigrants · Political activity · Protest movements · Social networks · Social Science · united states