Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue : New Conversations in Public Sociology

Immigration has been a contested issue for decades. This distinctive volume of essays on Southern Californian immigration is inspired by Michael Burawoy’s call for academic consideration to be more open and accessible to people in what he calls “public sociology.” The essays in Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue: New Conversations in Public Sociology bridge the gap between scholars and undocumented persons themselves in an interdisciplinary and vibrant dialogue. The conversations include sociologists, lawyers, and community and religious leaders, alongside first-hand stories of immigrant survival in hostile and exploitive environments. This volume serves as a model for genuine public engagement of the immigration battle. I mmigration on the U.S.-Mexico border: the role of neoliberalism and U.S. foreign policy / Victoria Carty and Karina Macias -- Here I am naked : the vulnerability of day laborers in the borderlands / Tekle M. Woldemikael and Ally Noble -- The effects of media framing on attitudes toward undocumented immigration / Ivy A. M. Cargile, Jennifer L. Merolla, and Adrian D. Pantoja -- Vying for conservative hearts and minds : changes in media frames on immigration since 2000 / Chris Haynes -- Racialized illegality : the convergence of race and legal status among Black, Latino/a, and Asian American undocumented young adults / Caitlin Patler -- Self-empowerment through grassroots efforts / Patricia Huerta -- Santa Ana, California : a geography of compassion through community reflection and action / Harold "Biff" Baker -- A view from the church bells / Edward Poettgen -- Newfound evangelical support for immigration / Alexia Salvatierra -- Bridging academia with community / Rafael Luévano Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue: New Conversations in Public Sociology employs public sociology to bring together academics and undocumented voices in vibrant conversation about immigration in Southern California. The dialogue offers compelling insights concerning reasons for immigration and what happens to Latinos/as when they migrate to the United States