| Here We May Rest: Alabama Immigrants in the Age of Hb 56 Contributor(s): Giagnoni, Silvia (Author), Ramírez, Mónica (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 160306432X ISBN-13: 9781603064323 Publisher: NewSouth Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Emigration & Immigration |
| LCCN: 2017936264 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 302 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hailed as the most restrictive immigration bill in the nation, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer & Citizen Protection Act (known as HB 56) went into effect in September 2011. Its intent was to create jobs for Alabamians by making the lives of undocumented immigrants in the state impossible, so that they would self-deport. It failed. Here We May Rest offers a comprehensive explanation of how and why HB 56 came about and reports on its effects on immigrant communities. Author Silvia Giagnoni argues that the legislation was anti-immigrant, not merely "anti-illegal immigration" as its proponents claimed. Building a case against the legalistic framework through which the bill was promoted, Giagnoni dissects the role the media, and Fox News specifically, played in criminalizing immigrants as well as mainstreaming immigrant-haters, which created the xenophobic climate that paved the way for the Trump Presidency. The new immigrants of Alabama take center stage in the second part of the book, reclaiming their role in the cultural, social, and economic development of the state. Giagnoni concludes with an appeal against any form of social segregation because only direct contact--"massive, prolonged, equal and intimate," as Howard Zinn argued--will cure the stereotyping and prejudice that feed ignorance and foster fear. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ramirez, Monica: - Mónica Ramírez is director of Gender Equity and Advocacy for the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda. She is former attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center.Giagnoni, Silvia: - Silvia Giagnoni is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Theatre at Auburn University Montgomery. She divides her time between Alabama and Tuscany. She has published essays and books in English and Italian, including Fields of Resistance: The Struggle of Florida's Farmworkers for Justice. |