Waubonsee Community College

Rallying for immigrant rights, the fight for inclusion in 21st century America, edited by Kim Voss and Irene Bloemraad

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Rallying for immigrant rights

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edited by Kim Voss and Irene Bloemraad

the fight for inclusion in 21st century America

"From Alaska to Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets across the United States to rally for immigrant rights in the spring of 2006. The scope and size of their protests, rallies, and boycotts made these the most significant events of political activism in the United States since the 1960s. This accessibly written volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of this historic moment. Perfect for students and general readers, its essays, written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and grassroots organizers, trace the evolution and legacy of the 2006 protest movement in engaging, theoretically informed discussions. The contributors cover topics including unions, churches, the media, immigrant organizations, and immigrant politics"--Provided by publisher"From Anchorage, Alaska to Miami, Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets to rally for immigrant rights in the spring of 2006. The size and scope of their protests rivaled celebrated demonstrations from earlier decades for workers' rights, civil rights, or the end of war. Why and how did the immigrant rights' protests occur? Why did they end so abruptly? What is their legacy? This book is the first to address these questions by bringing together a broad, multidisciplinary account of the immigration rights rallies, protests, and boycotts of spring 2006. Drawing on top academics in the fields of sociology, political science, and Latino studies, as well as those involved with grassroots organizing and public policy debates, this volume covers the antecedents, evolution, and legacy of the 2006 protests, including discussions of unions, churches, media, immigrant organizations, and the landscape of immigration politics in the United States. More than one in eight U.S. residents were born outside the country in 2006, but lack of citizenship silences the political voice of the majority of these people through the ballot box. The peaceful demonstrations of 2006 highlight an alternative way immigrants can make their voices heard"--Provided by publisher

What happened? The historically unprecedented mobilizations of spring 2006 -- 1. The protests of 2006: What were they, how do we understand them, where do we go? / Irene Bloemraad, Kim Voss, and Taeku Lee -- 2. Groundswell meets groundwork: building on the mobilizations to empower immigrant communities / Ted Wang and Robert C. WinnMobilization dynamics: Why and how the protests happened -- 3. Mobilization en Español: Spanish-language radio and the activation of political identities / Ricardo Ramírez -- 4. Building the labor-clergy-immigrant alliance / Randy Shaw -- 5. From prayer to protest: the immigrant rights movement and the Catholic Church / Luisa Heredia -- 6. Mobilizing marchers in the Mile-High City: the role of community-based organizations / Lisa M. Martinez -- 7. Migrant civic engagement / Jonathan Fox and Xóchitl Bada -- 8. Regarding family: new actors in the Chicago protest / Amalia Pallares and Nilda Flores-González -- 9. It's a family affair: intergenerational mobilization in the spring 2006 protests / Irene Bloemraad and Christine TrostLooking forward: whither American politics and immigrant rights mobilization -- 10. L.A.'s past, America's future? The 2006 immigrant rights protest and their antecedents / Ruth Milkman -- 11. Drawing new lines in the sand: evaluating the failure of immigration reforms from 2006 to the beginning of the Obama Administration / Louis DeSipio -- 12. The efficacy and alienation of Juan Q. Public: the immigration marches and Latino orientations toward American political institutions / Francisco I. Pedraza, Gary M. Segura, and Shaun Bowler -- 13. Out of the shadows, into the light: questions raised by the spring of 2006 / Roberto Suro