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The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization

by Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh

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Book News Annotation:

Sen (president and executive director, Applied Research Center) addresses the modern American immigration experience and the failures of US immigration policy through the experiences of Fekkak Mamdouh, a Moroccan Muslim who lost his job as a waiter at the Windows on the World restaurant in the World Trade Center, along with many of his friends and colleagues, on September 11th, 2001. Experiencing a rising tide of anti-immigrant sentiment following the September 11th attacks, Mamdouh helped found the Restaurant Opportunities Center in order to overcome native-born/immigrant divisions among restaurant workers and to struggle for better working conditions. Mamdouh's story is intertwined with discussion of the legalization debate and a call for immigration policy reform. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The Accidental American vividly illustrates the challenges and contradictions of U. S. immigration policy, and argues that, just as there is a free flow of capital in the world economy, there should be a free flow of labor. Author Rinku Sen alternates chapters telling the story of one accidental American--coauthor Fekkak Mamdouh, a Morrocan-born waiter at a restaurant in the World Trade Center whose life was thrown into turmoil on 9/11--with a thorough critique of current immigration policy. Sen and Mamdouh describe how members of the largely immigrant food industry workforce managed to overcome divisions in the aftermath of 9/11 and form the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) to fight for jobs and more equitable treatment. This extraordinary story serves to illuminate the racial, cultural, and economic conflicts embedded in the current immigration debate and helps frame the argument for a more humane immigration and global labor system.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781576754382
Author:
Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh
Publisher:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
With:
Mamdouh, Fekkak
Author:
Sen, Rinku
Author:
Mamdouh, Fekkak
Subject:
Emigration & Immigration
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Policy
Subject:
Public Policy - Cultural Policy
Subject:
Immigrants
Subject:
Emigration and immigration
Subject:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Subject:
United States Emigration and immigration.
Subject:
Ethnic Studies-Immigration
Publication Date:
20080931
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
9.12x6.50x.87 in. 1.14 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , The Accidental American vividly illustrates the challenges and contradictions of U. S. immigration policy, and argues that, just as there is a free flow of capital in the world economy, there should be a free flow of labor. Author Rinku Sen alternates chapters telling the story of one accidental American--coauthor Fekkak Mamdouh, a Morrocan-born waiter at a restaurant in the World Trade Center whose life was thrown into turmoil on 9/11--with a thorough critique of current immigration policy. Sen and Mamdouh describe how members of the largely immigrant food industry workforce managed to overcome divisions in the aftermath of 9/11 and form the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) to fight for jobs and more equitable treatment. This extraordinary story serves to illuminate the racial, cultural, and economic conflicts embedded in the current immigration debate and helps frame the argument for a more humane immigration and global labor system.
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