Nancy Brown Diggs

Nancy Brown Diggs is a writer and lecturer whose interest in other cultures has taken her around the globe. Her previous books include Meet the Japanese, Steel Butterflies: Japanese Women and t...

Hidden in the Heartland
The New Wave of Immigrants and the Challenge to America

Nancy Brown Diggs

An eye-opening analysis of illegal immigration in the U.S.: As other teens returned home from school, thirteen-year-old José Silva headed for work at a restaurant, where he would remain until 2:00 a.m. Francisca Herrera, a tomato picker, was exposed to pesticides while she was pregnant and gave birth to a baby without arms or legs. Silva and Herrera immigrated illegally to the United States, and their experiences are far from unique. In this comprehensive, balanced overview of the immigration crisis, Nancy Brown Diggs examines the abusive, unethical conditions under which many immigrants work, and explores how what was once a border problem now extends throughout the country. Drawing from a wide spectrum of sources, Hidden in the Heartland demonstrates how the current situation is untenable for both illegal immigrants and American citizens. A vivid portrait of the immigration crisis, the book makes a passionate case for confronting this major human rights issue — a threat to the very unity of the country.

Reviews

"This work addresses the controversy over illegal immigration in the United States by focusing on the human aspects of the phenomenon and the human consequences of government responses to it, bringing the focus beyond the borderlands of the US in the process of doing so. The author describes the experience of immigration, looks at reactions by communities hosting immigrants, explores associated legal issues, and considers policy implications." - Book News Inc.

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