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Sarah, Diane, Peter, Kay, and María helped me tremendously with my children. With friends like these, a working mom can actually finish writing a book. Sam Freedman, as ever, provided advice and encouragement, as did Lindy Hess, dear friend and early champion of this project.

My agent, Anna Ghosh, understood the book before she had even read the proposal and was immediately enthusiastic. She led
me to my editor at Beacon Press, Gayatri Patnaik, an immigrant herself, who has made it a personal and professional mission to publish books that advance the national conversation on immigration. She, along with all the other good people at Beacon Press, has lovingly tended to this book. In particular, I want to thank Beacon’s director, Helene Atwan; Tom Hallock, director of sales and marketing; Bob Kosturko, creative director, who designed the beautiful cover; Beth Collins, who put it all together skillfully; Rachael Marks, editorial assistant, who was always available, always helpful, always professional and friendly; and freelancer Chris Dodge, the best copy editor I’ve had since I left the
Times.

I’m indebted to Columbia University for providing the resources to research and write the book, with three grants: the Diversity Research Fellowship Award and (twice) the Research and Travel Grant of the Institute of Latin American Studies. Esteban Andrade, program manager of the institute, was a great source of contacts and information. Nick Lemann, Bill Grueskin, and Laura Muha—my colleagues at the Graduate School of Journalism—allowed me to take the time to complete this project and were very creative with my schedule when I couldn’t take any more time off.

My children, Juan Arturo, Lucas, and Marcelo, were the inspiration and motivation to tell this story. More than once I left the dinner table to take notes inspired by our talks. Yet they sacrificed much to the book’s completion, and they got way too used to my peering at them over my reading glasses with a glazed look. “Thinking of your book?” they often asked. Yes, of course, but I also was, and I always am, thinking of them first. It is my hope that they will remember this tumultuous period of our lives as a time of growth and learning.

NOTES

P
ROLOGUE

1
. “Most Expensive ZIP Codes, 2006,”
Forbes,
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/7/NY_Rank_1.html
.

2
. Bruce Lambert, “Study Calls L.I. Most Segregated Suburb,”
New York Times,
June 5, 2002.

3
. Telephone interview with Joselo Lucero, January 5, 2010.

4
. Mirta Ojito, “Away from the Big City, Seeking a New Life but Facing New Tensions,”
New York Times,
September 30, 1996.

5
. Paul Pontieri’s quote from interview on April 13, 2010.

6
. Mark Potok, “Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Rise for Fourth Year in a Row,” Southern Poverty Law Center, October 29, 2008,
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/10/29/anti-latino-hate-crimes-rise-for-fourth-year
.

7
. “Hating Marcelo,”
Bob Edwards Show,
aired December 22, 2009,
http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/hating-marcelo
.

8
. Ted Hesson, “Suffolk County Appoints New Head of Hate Crimes Unit,”
Long Island Wins,
January 8, 2011,
http://www.longislandwins.com
.

9
. “Many in U.S. Illegally Overstayed Their Visas,”
Wall Street Journal,
April 7, 2013.

10
. Steven A. Camarota, “Immigrants in the United States, 2010: A Profile of America’s Foreign-Born Population,” Center for Immigration Studies, August 2012,
http://www.cis.org/2012-profile-of-americas-foreign-born-population
.

11
. Steven A. Camarota, “100 Million More: Projecting the Impact of Immigration on the U.S. Population, 2007 to 2060,” Center for Immigration Studies, August 2007,
http://cis.org/impact_on_population.html
.

12
. Laura Meckler, “Hispanic Future in the Cards; Whites to Represent 43% of U.S. by 2060, Down from 63% Today, Census Projects,”
Wall Street Journal,
December 13, 2012.

13
. Sabrina Tavernise, “Numbers of Children of Whites Falling Fast,”
New York Times,
April 6, 2011.

14
. Jack Eddington’s quote from interview on May 26, 2010.

15
. Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff, “Immigrants Make Paths to Suburbia, Not Cities,”
New York Times,
December 14, 2010.

16
. Conor Dougherty and Miriam Jordan, “Stirring Up the Melting Pot,”
Wall Street Journal,
September 7, 2012.

17
. “Suffolk County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau,” US Census Bureau,
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36103.html
.

18
. Kirk Semple, “A Killing in a Town Where Latinos Sense Hate,”
New York Times,
November 14, 2008.

19
. Tamara Boch and Angel Canales, unpublished transcript of documentary
Running Wild: Hate and Immigration on Long Island,
aired on WLIW-TV, November 11, 2009.

20
.
Climate of Fear: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y.,
Southern Poverty Law Center, 2009,
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/climate-of-fear-latino-immigrants-in-suffolk-county-ny
.

21
. Ibid.

22
. Interviews with Eddington, May 26, 2010–November 12, 2012.

23
.
Climate of Fear.

24
. Interview with Paul Pontieri, February 27, 2012.

C
HAPTER
1: A B
LOODY
K
NIFE

Unless otherwise specified, the information in this chapter comes from interviews with Angel Loja, May 30, 2011–December 3, 2012.

1
. People of the State of New York v. Jeffrey Conroy, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk No. 3032A-2008, 236A-2009, excerpt of trial (March 24, 2010).

2
. Señor de Andacocha tourist information pamphlet.

3
. Ibid.

4
. Centro de Estudios Internacionales (Barcelona, Spain) and FLACSO (organization),
Emigración y Política Exterior En Ecuador,
Agora (Quito: Centro de Estudios Internacionales: FLACSO, Sede Académica de Ecuador: Abya Yala, 2005), 101.

C
HAPTER
2: P
AINTED
B
IRDS IN THE
A
IR

Unless otherwise specified, information in this chapter comes from several interviews with Julio Espinoza, January 2010–September 2012.

1
. “History [of Ecuador],”
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/ecuador/0811020044.html
.

2
.
Report of the Visa Office 1981
(US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 1981).

3
. Kyle and Goldstein,
Migration Industries,
5.

4
. Ibid., 4.

5
. Ibid., 4–5.

6
. Ibid., 5.

7
. Portes and Rumbaut,
Immigrant America.

8
. Ibid., 40, 41, 59.

9
. Kyle and Goldstein,
Migration Industries,
5.

10
. Ibid., 6.

11
. Frank S. Costanza, “Planting Roots on Long Island: Surging Hispanic Population Hopes to Break Barriers in America,”
Long Island Advance,
October 10, 2002.

C
HAPTER
3: W
ELCOME TO
P
ATCHOGUE

Unless otherwise specified, information in this chapter comes from interviews with Jean Kaleda and Gilda Ramos, 2010–2012.

1
. John N. Berry, “Gilda Ramos,”
Library Journal
136, no. 4 (March 1, 2011): 30.

2
. Draft of an unpublished article by Jean Kaleda, “Public Libraries and Spanish Language Outreach: The Importance of Community Partnerships.”

3
. Ibid.

4
. Ibid.

5
. Frank S. Costanza, “Planting Roots on Long Island: Surging Hispanic Population Hopes to Break Barriers in America,”
Long Island Advance,
October 10, 2002.

6
. Draft of unpublished article by Jean Kaleda.

7
. Julia Preston, “Immigration Cools as Campaign Issue: Largely Absent from Debate, but Candidates Refine Positions,”
New York Times,
October 29, 2008.

8
. Elisabeth Bumiller and Marc Lacey, “McCain Winds Up Latin Trip in Mexico: Candidate Endorses Immigration Reform,”
New York Times,
July 4, 2008.

9
. Robert Pear and Carl Hulse, “Immigration Bill Fails to Survive Senate Vote,”
New York Times,
June 28, 2007.

10
. Ted Hesson, “Five Ways the Immigration System Changed after 9/11,” Univision News, September 11, 2012.

11
. “The Great Immigration Panic,” editorial,
New York Times,
June 3, 2008.

12
. “Pushing Back on Immigration,” editorial,
New York Times,
July 21, 2008.

13
. Michael Powell and Michele Garcia, “Pa. City Puts Illegal Immigrants on Notice,”
Washington Post,
August 22, 2006.

14
. Adam Nossiter, “Nearly 600 Were Arrested in Factory Raid, Officials Say,”
New York Times,
August 27, 2008.

15
. Susan Saulny, “Hundreds Are Arrested in U.S. Sweep of Meat Plant,”
New York Times,
May 13, 2008.

16
. Thayer Evans, “160 Arrested in Immigration Raid at a Houston Plant,”
New York Times,
June 26, 2008.

17
. Janie Lorber, “King, Others Call for More Secure Border Fence,”
Newsday,
June 11, 2008.

18
. Dave Marcus, “Suffolk County: Speaking Up for Hispanics,”
Newsday,
September 17, 2008.

C
HAPTER
4: N
OT IN
M
Y
B
ACKYARD

1
. Details about Paul Pontieri’s life come from interviews, 2010–2012.

2
. LaGumina,
From Steerage to Suburb,
1.

3
. Thomas and Znaniecki,
The Polish Peasant in Europe and America.