Writing Immigration [electronic resource] : Scholars and Journalists in Dialogue
Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo M.,1956-
Louie, Vivian S.
Suro, Roberto.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2011.
Bringing nuance, complexity, and clarity to a subject often seen in black and white, Writing Immigration presents a unique interplay of leading scholars and journalists working on the contentious topic of immigration. In a series of powerful essays, the contributors reflect on how they struggle to write about one of the defining issues of our time-one that is at once local and global, familiar and uncanny, concrete and abstract. Highlighting and framing central questions surrounding immigration, their essays explore topics including illegal immigration, state and federal mechanisms for
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. Immigration and the Law; 1. The Making of an Outlaw Generation; 2. The Integrated Regime of Immigration Regulation; 3. What Part of "Illegal" Don't You Understand?; 4. Some Observations about Immigration Journalism; Interlude I. Covering Immigration: From Stepchild Beat to Newsroom Mainstream; Part Two. Immigration and the Economy; 5. Consensus, Debate, and Wishful Thinking: The Economic Impact of Immigration; 6. Ten Top Myths and Fallacies Regarding Immigration; Interlude II . A Son of Immigrants on Covering Immigration
Part Three. Immigration and the Second Generation7. The Education Transformation: Why the Media Missed One of the Biggest Stories in America; 8. Moving Stories: Academic Trajectories of Newcomer Immigrant Students; 9. Who Will Report the Next Chapter of America's Immigration Story?; 10. Complicating the Story of Immigrant Integration; 11. Debating Immigration: Are We Addressing the Right Issues? Mary C. Waters; Afterword; Contributors; Index
Bringing nuance, complexity, and clarity to a subject often seen in black and white, Writing Immigration presents a unique interplay of leading scholars and journalists working on the contentious topic of immigration. In a series of powerful essays, the contributors reflect on how they struggle to write about one of the defining issues of our time-one that is at once local and global, familiar and uncanny, concrete and abstract. Highlighting and framing central questions surrounding immigration, their essays explore topics including illegal immigration, state and federal mechanisms for
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration - Press coverage - United States.
Emigration and immigration -- Press coverage -- United States.
United States - Emigration and immigration.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Immigration & Emigration