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Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

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The Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA), passed within the small Rustbelt city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania in 2006, was once a local ordinance that laid out penalties for renting to or hiring undocumented immigrants and declared English the city’s official language. The notorious IIRA gained national prominence and kicked off a parade of local and state-level legislative initiatives designed to crack down on undocumented immigrants. 

In his cogent and timely book, UndocumentedFears, Jamie Longazel uses the controversy around Hazleton’s controversial ordinance as a case study that reveals the mechanics of recent divide and overcome politics. He shows how neoliberal ideology, misconceptions about Latina/o immigrants, and nostalgic imagery of “Small Town, The usa” led to a racialized account of an undocumented immigrant “invasion,” masking the true story of a city beset by large-scale lack of manufacturing jobs.

Offering an up-close have a look at how the local debate unfolded within the city that set off this broader trend, Undocumented Fears makes the most important connection between immigration politics and the perpetuation of racial and economic inequality.


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