The Criminalization of Immigration :: the Post 9/11 Moral Panic /

After the September 11th attacks the United States government sought a response to terrorism. The ensuing ""war on terror"" brought sweeping new federal regulations and changes in immigration policy. Consequent changes in society's reaction to immigration and the degree to w...

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1. Verfasser: Hauptman, Samantha (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Zusammenfassung:After the September 11th attacks the United States government sought a response to terrorism. The ensuing ""war on terror"" brought sweeping new federal regulations and changes in immigration policy. Consequent changes in society's reaction to immigration and the degree to which immigrants have become criminalized are apparent. Hauptman reveals the effects of a moral panic toward immigration after 9/11, explaining social control initiatives like the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as a direct result of the concern over immigrants in the United States. Hauptman concludes that the response to the attac.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 169 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593327187
1593327188
1593326165
9781593326166

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