{"product_id":"undocumented-fears","title":"Undocumented Fears","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jamie Longazel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616335946108,"sku":"9781439912676","price":77.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781439912676_d0931f08-0d3c-4786-ba93-1c87d2f6771d.jpg?v=1727783102","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/undocumented-fears","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}