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1 online resource (xi, 178 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Race, ethnicity, and politics
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Race, ethnicity, and politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : considering criminality -- From open borders to locked doors -- From the path less traveled to the path best known -- Immigrant criminality and public opinion -- Policy preferences and the undocumented threat -- Conclusion : criminalization and reform. |
| Summary |
"Handcuffs and Chain Link enters the immigration debate by addressing one of its most controversial aspects: the criminalization both of extralegal immigration to the United States and of immigrants themselves in popular and political discourse. Looking at the factors that led up to criminalization, Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien points to the alternative approach of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and how its ultimate demise served to negatively reinforce the fictitious association of extralegal immigrants with criminality. Crucial to Gonzalez O'Brien's account thus is the concept of the critical policy failure--a piece of legislation that attempts a radically different approach to a major issue but has shortcomings that ultimately further entrench the approach it was designed to supplant. The IRCA was just such a piece of legislation. It highlighted the contributions of the undocumented and offered amnesty to some while attempting to stem the flow of extralegal immigration by holding employers accountable for hiring the undocumented. The failure of this effort at decriminalization prompted a return to criminalization with a vengeance, leading to the stalemate on immigration policy that persists to this day"--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rider University Libraries acknowledges the biased and pejorative nature of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) “Aliens” “Alien…” and "Illegal aliens" to refer to noncitizens and undocumented immigrants, respectively--and the harm it causes. While a change in terminology was approved by the Library of Congress in 2016, it was not enacted due to opposition by the 115th Congress (2017). As Rider University Libraries uses LCSH as its standard vocabulary, we are currently investigating how to best enact alternative terminology that will still ensure access to all materials on this topic. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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United States. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Government policy. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects.
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Illegal immigration -- United States.
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Illegal immigration. |
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Crime and race -- United States.
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Crime and race. |
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Immigration enforcement -- United States.
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Immigration enforcement. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Criminalizing the undocumented in America |
| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Brien, Benjamin Gonzalez. Handcuffs and chain link. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2018 9780813941325 (DLC) 2018004850 (OCoLC)1011613194 |
| ISBN |
9780813941332 (electronic book) |
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0813941334 (electronic book) |
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9780813941325 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0813941326 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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