Rallying for Immigrant Rights : The Fight for Inclusion in 21st Century America / / Kim Voss, Irene Bloemraad

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823173703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• ISBN: 1-283-27798-0; 9786613277985; 0-520-94891-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (335 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.3/29120973
• Soggetti: Immigrants - Political activity - United States; Immigrants - Social networks - United States; Protest movements - Civil rights - United States; Immigrants - Government policy - United States; Immigrants - United States; United States Emigration and immigration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Protests of 2006: What Were They, How Do We Understand Them, Where Do We Go? -- 2. Groundswell Meets Groundwork: Building on the Mobilizations to Empower Immigrant Communities -- 3 Mobilization en Español: Spanish-Language Radio and the Activation of Political Identities -- 4. Building the Labor-Clergy-Immigrant Alliance -- 5. From Prayer to Protest: The Immigrant Rights Movement and the Catholic Church -- 6 Mobilizing Marchers in the Mile-High City: The Role of Community-Based Organizations -- 7. Migrant Civic Engagement -- 8. Regarding Family: New Actors in the Chicago Protests -- 9. It's a Family Affair: Intergenerational Mobilization in the Spring 2006 Protests -- 10 L.A.'s Past, America's Future?: The 2006 Immigrant Rights Protests and Their Antecedents -- 11. Drawing New Lines in the Sand: Evaluating the Failure of Immigration Reforms from 2006 to the Beginning of the Obama ; Administration -- 12 The Efficacy and Alienation of Juan Q. Public The Immigration Marches and Latino Orientations toward American Political Institutions -- 13. Out of the Shadows, into the Light: Questions Raised by the Spring of 2006 -- References -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 1960's. 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.