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"But they claimed to be police, not la migra!"The Interaction of Residency Status, Class, and Ethnicity in a (PostPATRIOT Act) New Jersey NeighborhoodThe College of New Jersey In Chambersburg, a neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey, an ethnic transition is under way. Just several decades ago, the district was a solidly Italian enclave. Today, the few remaining Italians must contend with an influx of new immigrants from Latin America. The transition from Italian to Latino has been infused with conflict that is not immediately obvious but rather lingers just under the surface. Add to this already tense situation the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has been conducting frequent immigration raids, banging on doors with deportation orders for individual Guatemalans in the wee hours of the morning. This article explores the implications of residency status in a postPATRIOT Act United States and argues that it is fundamental to understanding ethnic relations both among migrants from different nations and between immigrants and nonimmigrants.
Key Words: ethnicity Italian immigration Latino immigration Trenton, New Jersey U.S. immigration enforcement
American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 50, No. 1,
48-69 (2006) This article has been cited by other articles:
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