From a deadly border to America's kidnapping capital--the secret
lives at the heart of the immigration controversy Arizona's violent
border is the busiest gateway for illegal immigration in America,
making Arizona Ground Zero for the immigration debate. No state is
as hostile to the undocumented, and no city is as unwelcoming as
Phoenix. Yet Phoenix is home to thousands who live in the shadows,
where civil rights are neglected and lives are lost. "Illegal"
sheds light on the invisible immigrants who persevere despite
kidnappings and drug wars, an ongoing recession, and laws barring
them from working, learning, and driving. By profiling these
undocumented people, and those--like notorious Sheriff Joe
Arpaio--who persecute them, author Terry Greene Sterling
courageously reveals the changing face of immigration in America
and gives new insight into a divisive national crisis. "Terry
Greene Sterling puts a human face on a dishonest immigration
debate. The sheriff is ugly, the laws harsh and pointless, the
people poor, eager, hunted--and the people are our new neighbors
regardless of our neighborhoods. Read this moving and surprising
book before speaking out on who belongs here and who does not.
You'll be happy you did." --Charles Bowden, award-winning
journalist and author of "Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global
Economy's New Killing Fields" "Immigration is the twenty-first
century's "Grapes of Wrath." And, like John Steinbeck, Terry Greene
Sterling focuses on the people of illegal immigration--victims and
perps--to show us what life is truly like on the frontlines of the
immigration issue. From official neglect to rape, murder,
kidnapping, and death, Sterling takes the lid off the world of
illegal immigration and exposes the whole snake pit."--Paul Perry,
"New York"" Times "bestselling author, documentary filmmaker "What
a vivid portrayal of the Arizona immigrant underground. "Illegal"
is not afraid to show the bad decisions immigrants make along with
their resilience and strength of spirit. This is the total picture,
a heartbreaking one in a state that has chosen to demonize its
Mexican residents."--Tony Ortega, Editor in Chief, "The Village
Voice" "No one brings you into the illegal immigration underground
quite like Terry Greene Sterling. Her gritty descriptions of border
crossers, transvestites, and child molesters will linger in your
thoughts. Her achingly beautiful accounts of everyday people and
tragic situations really stick with you. From Sheriff Joe Arpaio's
bravado to a locked-up mom's longing for her child, the stories in
"Illegal "are strikingly vivid, and the author's reporting
flawless. No one should even attempt to speak on the matter of
illegal immigration in Arizona without reading "Illegal
"first."--Ashlea Deahl, editor of "PHOENIX" magazine "Arizona is
ground zero in America's immigration battles and Terry Greene
Sterling writes about the struggles of the people involved with
authority, passion and compassion. Her insights and observations
are detailed with nuance and substance that can't be acquired by
dropping in when the story is hot. This book and her blog, "White
Woman in the Barrio," reflect her ongoing commitment to telling
stories about the people in addition to the policies that are front
and center in the immigration wars. If you want to understand what
is going on in Arizona now, "Illegal "is the book to read."--Rick
Rodriguez, Carnegie and Southwest Borderlands Initiative professor,
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University " A]
prize-winning journalist's vivid stories of the real people behind
the stereotypes, undocumented immigrants living with the already
harsh legal atmosphere of Phoenix." --Colette Bancroft, "St.
Petersburg Times" book editor "At times, Sterling's book reads like
Shakespearean tragedy: people making difficult choices in
impossible circumstances. And like classic tragedies, the cast of
characters here includes opportunists, those who prey on the
vulnerable, attention-seekers, and the well meaning. No wonder all
of this leads to the extremes of human emotion, such as anger and
rage. Throughout the book, Sterling's telling of these stories is
honest and thoughtful." --Sativia Peterson, "Phoenix"" New Times"
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