The criminalization of immigration, the post 9/11 moral panic, Samantha Hauptman
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The criminalization of immigration, the post 9/11 moral panic, Samantha Hauptman
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The criminalization of immigration
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bibliography
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823045456
Responsibility statement
Samantha Hauptman
Series statement
The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
Sub title
the post 9/11 moral panic
Summary
"After the September 11th attacks the United States government sought a response to terrorism. The ensuing 'war on terror' brought sweeping new federal regulations and changes in immigration policy. Consequent changes in society's reaction to immigration and the degree to which immigrants have become criminalized are apparent. Hauptman reveals the effects of a moral panic toward immigration after 9/11, explaining social control initiatives like the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as a direct result of the concern over immigrants in the United States. Hauptman concludes that the response to the attacks resulted in the criminalization of immigrants in post-September 11th society."--page [4] of cover
Table of contents
Introduction -- September 11th and the war on terror -- Setting the stage : ideal conditions for panic -- Media portrayals and criminal associations -- Increasing anxiety -- The labeling of a folk devil -- Heightened concern and impetuous threats -- Immigration anxiety : the federal response -- Terror of immigration and war on immigrants -- The immigration impasse
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