Immigrants and the American City Paul Dowling Maybe if we spent a

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Michael Merzenich

School of Media

Immigrants and the American City Paul Dowling Maybe if we spent aAmerican immigrants are often considered symbols of hope and promise. Presidential candidates point to their immigrant roots, Ellis Island is celebrated as a national monument, and the melting pot remains a popular, if somewhat tarnished, American analogy. At the same time, images of impoverished Mexicans swarming across the Mexican American border and boatloads of desperate Haitian and Cuban refugees depict America as a nation under siege. While