God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists are Working for Immigrant Rights

In this timely and compelling account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo provides a comprehensive, close-up view of how Muslim, Christian, and Jewish groups are working to counter xenophobia. Against the...

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Main Author: Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: CA University of Californiarnia Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists are Working for Immigrant Rights (2009) (Menjívar, Cecilia)
God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists Are Working for Immigrant Rights (2010) (Adler, Gary)
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Summary:In this timely and compelling account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo provides a comprehensive, close-up view of how Muslim, Christian, and Jewish groups are working to counter xenophobia. Against the hysteria prevalent in today's media, in which immigrants are often painted as a drain on the public coffers, inherently unassimilable, or an outright threat to national security, Hondagneu-Sotelo finds the intersection between migration and religion and calls attention to quieter voices, those dedic
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ISBN:0520257243