| The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation Contributor(s): Chavez, Leo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804783527 ISBN-13: 9780804783521 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.868 |
| LCCN: 2012040902 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: News media and pundits too frequently perpetuate the notion that Latinos, particularly Mexicans, are an invading force bent on reconquering land once their own and destroying the American way of life. In this book, Leo R. Chavez contests this assumption's basic tenets, offering facts to counter the many fictions about the Latino threat. With new discussion about anchor babies, the DREAM Act, and recent anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona and other states, this expanded second edition critically investigates the stories about recent immigrants to show how prejudices are used to malign an entire population--and to define what it means to be American. |