The Sanctuary City : Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia

The Sanctuary City Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia

In The Sanctuary City, Domenic Vitiello argues that sanctuary means much more than the limited protections offered by city governments or churches sheltering immigrants from deportation. It is a wider set of protections and humanitarian support for vulnerable newcomers. Sanctuary cities are the plac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vitiello, Domenic (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2022
2022.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Noncitizens > Government policy > United States.
Political refugees > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Refuge (Humanitarian assistance) > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Refugees > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Sanctuary movement > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009671538206719
Table of Contents:
  • The Sanctuary City
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Sanctuary and the Immigrant City
  • 1. Sanctuary in Solidarity: Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement
  • 2. Refugee Resettlement: Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System
  • 3. African Diasporas: Liberians and Black America
  • 4. Muslim Town: Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America
  • 5. New Sanctuary: Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements
  • Conclusion: What Do We Owe Each Other?
  • Notes
  • Index.

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