“…Presently, there is a NO BORDERS-NO IMMIGRANTS (sometimes violent) chasm nationwide that has had an impact on educational policy with respect to teacher preparation, language policy, and the nature of schooling (Hurricane, 2009). The chasm is particularly stark in the Southwestern states with long histories of immigrant migration: California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado (Rosales, 1999). In regions where immigration and refugee resettlement is relatively new (the Midwest, Northeast, and South-the "new diaspora"), the divisions are deepening as resources become scarce and dominant group members feel threatened by the influx of newcomers who speak little English and appear to acculturate selectively to the new environment (see Hamann, 2003;Montero-Sieburth, 2007;Sarr & Mosselson, this volume;Sox, 2009).…”