Arizona Firestorm: Global Immigration Realities, National Media, and Provincial Politics

by Otto Santa Ana

Book Overview

In 2010, the governor of Arizona signed a controversial immigration bill (SB 1070) that led to a news media frenzy, copycat bills in twenty-two states, and a U.S. Supreme Court battle that put Arizona at the cross-hairs of the immigration debate. Arizona Firestorm brings together well-respected experts from across the political spectrum to examine and contextualize the political, economic, historical, and legal issues prompted by this and other anti-Latino...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442214155
• ISBN13: 9781442214156
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher