5 “To Reward the Wrong Way Is Not the American Way” welfare and the battle over immigrants’ benefits

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction the tough question 1
4. 1 The Rose’s Sharp Thorn Texas and the rise of unauthorized immigrant education activism 13
5. 2 “A Subclass of Illiterates” the presidential politics of unauthorized immigrant education 31
6. 3 “Heading into Uncharted Waters” congress, employer sanctions, and labor rights 61
7. 4 “A Riverboat Gamble” the passage of employer sanctions 81
8. 5 “To Reward the Wrong Way Is Not the American Way” welfare and the battle over immigrants’ benefits 104
9. 6 From the Border to the Heartland local immigration enforcement and immigrants’ rights 142
10. Epilogue 166
11. Acknowledgments 173
12. Notes 177
13. Bibliography 215
14. Index 233