E. Camayd-Freixas

US Immigration Reform and Its Global Impact

Lessons from the Postville Raid

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Produktbeschreibung

An insider's account of the Postville case, this book gauges the raid's human, social, and economic impact, based on interaction with the main participants and interviews with local citizens and arrestees in the US and Guatemala.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-29010-9
• 1st ed. 2013
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781349290109
• ISBN-10: 1349290106
• Artikelnr.: 45081159

Autorenporträt

Erik Camayd-Freixas is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Florida International University. He has testified before Congress, contributed as amicus curiae to the U.S. Supreme Court, and received numerous human rights awards. He has lectured internationally on cultural studies, immigration, labor, ethics, and human rights. His most recent books include Etnografía imaginaria: Historia y parodia en la literatura hispanoamericana and Orientalism and Identity in Latin America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Think Globally, Act Locally 1. Hometown to the World 2. ICE over the Heartland 3. Theatrum Juridicum 4. The Script and the Scandal 5. The Orphans of Globalization 6. The Kosher Jungle 7. Endgame: The Prelude and the Aftermath 8. The Day Democracy Died Conclusion: Enlightened Immigration Reform