The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina, Revised and Expanded Second Edition - 2nd Edition by Hannah Gill (Paperback)

About the Book

Revised edition of: Latino migration experience in North Carolina / Hannah Gill. 2010.

Book Synopsis

Now thoroughly updated and revised--with a new chapter on the Dreamer movement and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)--this book offers North Carolinians a better understanding of their Latino neighbors, illuminating rather than enflaming debates on immigration. In the midst of a tumultuous political environment, North Carolina continues to feature significant in-migration of Mexicans and Latin Americans from both outside and inside the United States. Drawing on the voices of migrants as well as North Carolinians from communities affected by migration, Hannah Gill explains how larger social forces are causing demographic shifts, how the state is facing the challenges and opportunities presented by these changes, and how migrants experience the economic and social realities of their lives.

Gill makes connections between our hometowns and the globalization of people, money, technology, and culture by shedding light on the many diverse North Carolina residents who are such a vital part of the state's population but are often unrecognized in many ways. This book is essential for everyone, including students and teachers, who wants to understand what is at stake for all parties and wants to work toward solutions.

Review Quotes

"Both editions of Gill's monumental work should be in the public, academic, and school libraries where readers can learn about creative and positive ways to welcome Latinos to the Old North State."--North Carolina Libraries

Praise for the first edition:

"Fascinating. . . . It is a timely contribution to an unfolding debate about the best way forward on immigration reform. . . . This is an important book that should be on the reading lists of many a Latino-studies course."--atin American Review of Books

"An important contribution. . . .The author offers a jargon-free, clear, and concise introduction to migration studies. . . .Gill also offers a cogent, well-founded, and powerful argument for immigration reform. Highly recommended. General and undergraduate collections."--hoice

"[This book] represents a historic achievement in the development of the new literature and provides an excellent introduction into the main issues regarding causes and consequences of Latina/o immigration . . . . Especially useful for students and community members interested in learning more about the migration experience in the region."--ral History Review