Migration Miracle

Name: Migration Miracle
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ISBN: 9780674030855

ISBN-10: 0674030850

ISBN-13: 9780674030855

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jacqueline Maria Hagan

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Since the arrival of the Puritans, various religious groups, including Quakers, Jews, Catholics, and Protestant sects, have migrated to the United States. The role of religion in motivating their migration and shaping their settlement experiences has been well documented. What has not been recorded is the contemporary story of how migrants from Mexico and Central America rely on religion-their clergy, faith, cultural expressions, and everyday religious practices-to endure the undocumented journey. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, Migration Miracle humanizes the controversy by exploring…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 233
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Jacqueline Maria Hagan is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of Deciding To Be Legal: A Maya Community in Houston.



Introduction



Decision Making and Leave-Taking



The Dangerous Journey



Churches Crossing Borders



Miracles in the Desert



La Promesa



Conclusion


Notes


References


Acknowledgments


Index