This campus talked about a book written by Jamie Longazel, discousing The Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA). It said how Barlettla’s family were illegal immigrants to Hazleton yet he wants to eliminate illegal immigrants. Most of the immigrants came to Hazleton to live a better life and were getting kicked right out. Barletta said that immigrants are ruining Hazleton and he wants them gone. The book it self shows how Hazleton unfolded after the Illegal Immigration Relief Act.
He shows how liberal belief, misconceptions about Latina/o immigrants, and imagery of Hazleton led to a racialized account of an undocumented immigrant “invasion,” masking the real story of a city troubled by large-scale loss of manufacturing jobs. I didn’t
He shows how liberal belief, misconceptions about Latina/o immigrants, and imagery of Hazleton led to a racialized account of an undocumented immigrant “invasion,” masking the real story of a city troubled by large-scale loss of manufacturing jobs. I didn’t