Those Damned Immigrants: America’s Hysteria over Undocumented Immigration

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Those Damned Immigrants CITIZENSHIP AND MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS General Editor: Ediberto Román Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing Steven W. Bender No Undocumented Child Left Behind: Plyler v. Doe and the Education of Undocumented Schoolchildren Michael A. Olivas Marginal Workers: How Legal Fault Lines Divide Workers and Leave Them without Protection Ruben J. Garcia Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings Steven W. Bender Those Damned Immigrants: America’s Hysteria over Undocumented Immigration Ediberto Román Those Damned Immigrants America’s Hysteria over Undocumented Immigration Ediberto Román With a foreword by Michael A. Olivas a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2013 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Román, Ediberto. Those damned immigrants: America’s hysteria over undocumented immigration / Ediberto Román; with a foreword by Michael A. Olivas. pages cm. — (Citizenship and migration in the Americas) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-7657-5 (hardback) 1. United States—Emigration and immigration—Government policy. 2. Immigrants—United States. 3. Citizenship—United States. I. Title. JV6483.R66 2013 364.1'370973—dc23 2013015229 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Isabella (a.k.a Bella) Soleil Román Your wondrous eyes and four-tooth smile light up my world and melt me & Felipe Sousa Matos, Juan Jaime Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto Roa Jr., and Maria Gabriela “Gaby” Pacheco, a.k.a. the DREAM Walkers Your tireless struggle for justice has inspired these efforts & Professor Derrick A. Bell Jr. Your iconic work “The Space Traders” ensured I would become a social justice scholar This page intentionally left blank ...