Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue

Victoria Carty is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Chapman University.Rafael Luévano is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Chapman University.Tekle Woldemikael is professor in the Department of Sociology at Chapman University.

• Part 1: Contextualizing the Immigration Debate through Public SociologyChapter 1: Immigration on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Role of Neoliberalism and U.S. Foreign PolicyChapter 2: “Here I Am Naked”: The Vulnerability of Day Laborers in the BorderlandsChapter 3: The Effects of Media Framing on Attitudes toward Undocumented ImmigrationChapter 4: Vying for Conservative Hearts and Minds: Changes in Media Frames on Immigration since 2000Chapter 5: Racialized “Illegality”: The Convergence of Race and Legal Status among Black, Latino/a, and Asian American Undocumented Young AdultsPart 2: A Grassroots Perspective on Immigration Issues through Personal NarrativesChapter 6: Self-Empowerment through Grassroots EffortsChapter 7: Santa Ana, California: A Geography of Compassion through Community Reflection and ActionChapter 8: A View from the Church BellsChapter 9: Newfound Evangelical Support for ImmigrationChapter 10: Bridging Academia with Community

The authors combine cutting edge scholarship with the compassion and ethics of religious leaders and activists, and the lived experiences of members of the undocumented community. The result is a book that matters. Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue is a must read for policy makers, students, and those struggling to fashion a politics of inclusion.