{"product_id":"undocumented-fears-jamie-longazel-9781439912676","title":"Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA), passed in the small Rustbelt city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania in 2006, was a local ordinance that laid out penalties for renting to or hiring undocumented immigrants and declared English the city's official language. The notorious IIRA gained national prominence and kicked off a parade of local and state-level legislative initiatives designed to crack down on undocumented immigrants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his cogent and timely book, \u003ci\u003eUndocumented\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFears\u003c\/i\u003e, Jamie Longazel uses the debate around Hazleton's controversial ordinance as a case study that reveals the mechanics of contemporary divide and conquer politics. He shows how neoliberal ideology, misconceptions about Latina\/o immigrants, and nostalgic imagery of \"Small Town, America\" led to a racialized account of an undocumented immigrant \"invasion,\" masking the real story of a city beset by large-scale loss of manufacturing jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering an up-close look at how the local debate unfolded in the city that set off this broader trend, \u003ci\u003eUndocumented Fears\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important connection between immigration politics and the perpetuation of racial and economic inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Longazel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143991267X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439912676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jamie Longazel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065586856191,"sku":"9781439912676","price":89.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1eb439e2-d777-45e6-9749-dc99fdba8344.jpg?v=1768675956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/undocumented-fears-jamie-longazel-9781439912676","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}