Ono, Kent A., and John M. Sloop. Shifting Borders: Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's Proposition 187.(Book Review) From: Communication Research Trends | Date: March 22, 2002| Author: Biernatzki, William E. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Centre for the Study of Communication and Culture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Ono, Kent A., and John M. Sloop. Shifting Borders: Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's Proposition 187. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2002. Pp. viii, 253. ISBN 1-56639-916-5 (hb.) $64.50; 1-56639-917-3 (pb.) $19.95.

In 1994, California voters passed Proposition 187, which "sought to eliminate public health, welfare, and education provisions for undocumented migrants" (p. 3). The authors wished to study rhetorical aspects of immigration discussions in the Uni...