U.S. immigration reform and its transnational impact: a case study of the Postville raid

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 participantsand interviews with local citizens and arrestees in the U.S. and Guatemala. Events are analyzed in the context of the immigration crisis and local, regional, national, and international reactions, through consultation with legal experts, faith-based and community leaders, members of Congress, and foreign dignitaries. In the context of major raids and the policies of the Bush and Obama Administrations, the author interprets the significance of Postville for contemporary social policy and immigration reform, aware that U.S. solutions will ultimately have a profound international impact on migration as a global problem. Intended for the general reader, this book offers scholarly analyses of a landmark case in recent American history, for the entire legal community, policymakers, and all those interested in immigration, labor, regional, border, and Latino studies. INDICE: Requiescat in Postville: A Case Study: Significance, Objectives, Arguments, and Sources .Hometown to the World: A Brief History of Postville .ICE over the Heartland: Anatomy of the May 2008 Raid .Theatrum Juridicum: Insider Analysis of the Judicial Proceedings .The Script and the Scandal: Reaction from the Legal Community, Congress, and the Supreme Court .National and International Reaction: Public Reaction by the Press, Individuals, NGOs, the UN and OAS .The Orphans of Globalization: A Historical and Personal Portrait of the Migrant Workers .The Jungle at the Slaughterhouse: Chronicle of AgriProcessors (1987-2009) .The Prelude and the Aftermath: Immigration Raids and Enforcement Before and After Postville .The Day Democracy Died: How Immigration EnforcementUndermines the Constitution .Enlightened Immigration Reform: Lessons and Guidelines for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

• ISBN: 978-0-230-10585-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 21/08/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido