RT Article
T1 A Critical Analysis of Immigrant Advocacy Tropes: How Popular Discourse Weakens Solidarity and Prevents Broad, Sustainable Justice
JF Social justice
VO 36
IS 2
SP 21
OP 37
A1 Lara, Dulcinea
A2 Greene, Dana 1942-
A2 Bejarano, Cynthia L. 1973-
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747364088
AB This article discusses the themes, logic, and values found in rhetorical figures of speech that are associated with national, local, and private discussions that support immigration and how these figures of speech and their meanings are used to fight anti-immigrant discrimination and to influence public policy favoring immigrants. The article notes that collective behavior and social movement scholars have identified many factors that contribute to the evolution of collective action and social movement organization. The article looks at some of these factors and how they affect immigration advocacy.
K1 Social Movements
K1 Social advocacy
K1 Immigration policy
K1 Immigration opponents
K1 Activists
K1 Immigration advocates
K1 Collective behavior
K1 Immigrants