{"id":6023,"date":"2011-06-21T15:50:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T19:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:54:58","slug":"wright-state-alumna-tackles-illegal-immigration-in-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/06\/21\/wright-state-alumna-tackles-illegal-immigration-in-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State alumna tackles illegal immigration in new book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State graduate Nancy Brown Diggs examines illegal immigration in her new book.<\/p><\/div>\n

As other teens returned home from school, 13-year-old Jos\u00e9 Silva headed for work at a restaurant, where he would remain until 2 a.m.<\/p>\n

Francisca Herrara, a tomato picker, was exposed to pesticides while she was pregnant and gave birth to a baby without arms or legs.<\/p>\n

Both Silva and Herrara immigrated illegally to the United States. Their stories, among others, are told in Hidden in the Heartland: The New Wave of Immigrants and the Challenge to America<\/em>, a new book by Wright State University alumna Nancy Brown Diggs.<\/p>\n

In this comprehensive, balanced overview of the immigration crisis, 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.<\/p>\n

Drawing from a wide spectrum of sources, Hidden in the Heartland<\/em> 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\u2014a threat to the very unity of the country.<\/p>\n

“Hidden in the Heartland<\/em> tackles a key issue dividing the U.S. today by providing insight and a balanced view of the thorny issue of illegal immigration,” said Jeanne Ballantine, Ph.D., Wright State professor emerita of sociology.<\/p>\n

“This timely, heart-wrenching, probing and intelligent evaluation of a contentious issue delves into illegal immigrants and their illegal treatment in the U.S.,” she said.<\/p>\n

Diggs will speak at Books & Co. at The Greene Town Center on June 22 at 7 p.m. John Pawelski, founder of the Latino Connection, a forum for dealing with Hispanic issues, will join in the discussion.<\/p>\n

Diggs earned her Master of Humanities degree from Wright State in 1989. Her previous books include Meet the Japanese, Steel Butterflies: Japanese Women and the American Experience<\/em>, and Looking Beyond the Mask: When American Women Marry Japanese Men<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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