Integration Nation: Immigrants, Refugees, and America at Its Best

Synopsis

&“Eaton has done invaluable work in documenting the revitalization of communities across the U.S. by immigrants and refugees&” (David Bacon, author of Illegal People). In recent years, politicians in a handful of local communities and states have passed laws and regulations designed to make it easier to deport unauthorized immigrants or to make their lives so unpleasant that they&’d just leave. The media&’s unrelenting focus on these ultimately self-defeating measures created the false impression that these politicians speak for most of America. They don&’t. Integration Nation takes readers on a spirited and compelling cross-country journey, introducing us to the people challenging America&’s xenophobic impulses by welcoming immigrants and collaborating with the foreign-born as they become integral members of their new communities. In Utah, we meet educators who connect newly arrived Spanish-speaking students and US-born English-speaking students, who share classrooms and learn in two languages. In North Carolina, we visit the nation&’s fastest-growing community-development credit union, serving immigrants and US-born depositors and helping to lower borrowing thresholds and crime rates alike. Giving a voice to people who choose integration over exclusion, who opt for open-heartedness instead of fear, Integration Nation is a desperately needed road map for a nation still finding its way beyond anti-immigrant hysteria to higher ground. &“This useful book provides models for civic organizations that want to tackle immigration challenges, and it paints a vivid picture of some real successes.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Presents in discrete essays an array of compelling and persuasive regional efforts across the country . . . From Indiana to Georgia to Maine, these intelligent model programs should inspire others.&” —Kirkus Reviews

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781620971420

Publisher:

The New Press

Date of Addition:

03/08/25

Copyrighted By:

Susan E Eaton

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.