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Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash /

Tirman, John.

Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / John Tirman. - 205 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index.

Raid : the second great migration and the culture of resistance -- Raiding the schools : the riven soul of Arizona -- The usual suspects : the raid in New Bedford -- Dreaming the dream : the next generation -- Raids gone global : genocide in Guatemala & wars in Mexico -- The rocky road of reform -- Legality & language as cultural weapons -- Hope for the dream chasers.

ISBN: 9780262028929 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2014039751

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Immigrants--Public opinion.--United States
Immigrants--Social conditions.--United States
Latin Americans--Social conditions.--United States
Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.
Public opinion--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
Latin America--Emigration and immigration.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Public opinion.

LC Class. No.: JV6483 / .T56 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 304.8/73