There Goes The Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice And Meet The Challenge Of American Immigration
by Ali Noorani /
2017 / English / EPUB
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This compelling approach to the immigration debate takes the reader
behind the blaring headlines and into communities grappling with
the reality of new immigrants and the changing nature of American
identity. Ali Noorani, the Executive Director of the National
Immigration Forum, interviews nearly fifty local and national
leaders from law enforcement, business, immigrant, and faith
communities to illustrate the challenges and opportunities they
face. From high school principals to church pastors to sheriffs,
the author reveals that most people are working to advance
society's interests, not exploiting a crisis at the expense of one
community. As he shows, some cities and regions have reached a
happy conclusion, while others struggle to find balance.
This compelling approach to the immigration debate takes the reader
behind the blaring headlines and into communities grappling with
the reality of new immigrants and the changing nature of American
identity. Ali Noorani, the Executive Director of the National
Immigration Forum, interviews nearly fifty local and national
leaders from law enforcement, business, immigrant, and faith
communities to illustrate the challenges and opportunities they
face. From high school principals to church pastors to sheriffs,
the author reveals that most people are working to advance
society's interests, not exploiting a crisis at the expense of one
community. As he shows, some cities and regions have reached a
happy conclusion, while others struggle to find balance.
Whether describing a pastor preaching to the need to welcome the
stranger, a sheriff engaging the Muslim community, or a farmer's
wind-whipped face moistened by tears as he tells the story of his
farmworkers being deported, the author helps readers to realize
that America's immigration debate isn't about policy; it is about
the culture and values that make America what it is. The people on
the front lines of America's cultural and demographic debate are
Southern Baptist pastors in South Carolina, attorneys general in
Utah or Indiana, Texas businessmen, and many more. Their combined
voices make clear that all of them are working to make America a
welcome place for everyone, long-established citizens and new
arrivals alike.
Whether describing a pastor preaching to the need to welcome the
stranger, a sheriff engaging the Muslim community, or a farmer's
wind-whipped face moistened by tears as he tells the story of his
farmworkers being deported, the author helps readers to realize
that America's immigration debate isn't about policy; it is about
the culture and values that make America what it is. The people on
the front lines of America's cultural and demographic debate are
Southern Baptist pastors in South Carolina, attorneys general in
Utah or Indiana, Texas businessmen, and many more. Their combined
voices make clear that all of them are working to make America a
welcome place for everyone, long-established citizens and new
arrivals alike.
Especially now, when we feel our identity, culture, and values
changing shape, the collective message from all the diverse voices
in this inspiring book is one of hope for the future.
Especially now, when we feel our identity, culture, and values
changing shape, the collective message from all the diverse voices
in this inspiring book is one of hope for the future.