{"product_id":"advancing-immigrant-rights-in-houston-hardcover","title":"Advancing Immigrant Rights in Houston - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEls de Graauw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShannon Gleeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouston is one of the most diverse cities in the United States and has long been a prime destination for international migrants from Latin America, Asia, and more recently, Africa. However, the city is politically mixed, organizationally underserved, and situated in a relatively anti-immigrant state. This makes Houston a challenging context for immigrant rights despite its rapidly diversifying population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAdvancing Immigrant Rights in Houston\u003c\/i\u003e, Els de Graauw and Shannon Gleeson recount how local and multi-level contexts shape the creation, contestation, and implementation of immigrant rights policies and practices in the city. They examine the development of a city immigrant affairs office, interactions between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement officials, local public-private partnerships around federal immigration benefits, and collaborations between labor, immigrant rights, faith, and business leaders to combat wage theft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The case study of Houston provides a bellwether for how other U.S. cities will deal with their growing immigrant populations and underscores the importance of public-private collaborations to advance immigrant rights.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEls de Graauw\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at Baruch College, CUNY, and Deputy Director of the International Migration Studies MA Program at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Immigrant Rights Real: Nonprofits and the Politics of Integration in San Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMigrants, Minorities, and the Media: Information, Representations, and Participation in the Public Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShannon Gleeson\u003c\/b\u003e is Edmund Ezra Day Professor in the Department of Global Labor and Work at the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Brooks School of Public Policy. She is the author or coeditor of several books including \u003ci\u003eConflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Precarious Claims: The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300985889075,"sku":"9781439924396","price":92.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9o2Vsa3RfI9781439924396.webp?v=1777501308","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/advancing-immigrant-rights-in-houston-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}