Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing (Citizenship and Migration in the Americas)
"Tierra y Libertad: Land Liberty and Latino Housingoffers an overview of the challenges that Latinos have face over the past 160 years in achieving and maintaining homeownership." -Louis DeSipio,The Law and Politics Book Review-,"This book will draw in readers who want to explore the historical, political, economic, and social contexts of the recent foreclosure crisis for Latinos pursuing the American dream of home ownership. . . Bender does and exceptional job of investigating Mexican American experiences while opening the door for future studies of other Latino group experiences." -S. Lawson-Clark, Wake Forest University,Choice Magazine“Steven Bender'sTierra y Libertadis interesting, his research is great, and the information is long overdue.”-Dolores Huerta,co-founder of the United Farm Workers“Nothing is more vital to dignity and wellbeing than a home of one’s own. This fine book describes Latinos’ struggles to achieve home ownership in a society that has placed obstacles in their way at every turn.”-Richard Delgado,author ofThe Rodrigo Chronicles