a U.S. agent infiltrates Mexico's deadly crime cartels
Acosta, Hipolito
2012
U.S. Government Agent Hipolito Acosta worked in high stakes undercover operations infiltrating Mexico's immigrant smuggling rings and drug cartels. For thirty years his work regularly made headlines but his book goes beyond the headlines and shows what an agent has to endure in order to make sure U.S. law is enforced.
Contains over one hundred primary documents that combine to provide a history of U.S. immigration and naturalization laws and issues, including court cases, opinion pieces, and other texts.
This anthology examines four court cases affecting immigration: United States v. Wong Kim Ark, United States v. Schneiderman, Plyler v. Doe, and Zadvydas v. Davis.
Presents a collection of twelve controversial essays that debate issues associated with the rights of illegal immigrants including health care, military service, driving privileges, and in-state college tuition.
Examines the history of United States immigration, shares the personal stories of people who have immigrated to the U.S., and discusses the rights of U.S. citizens, and the process of becoming a citizen. Includes a chronology and a glossary.
Explores the origins of immigration to America, focusing on the reasons why people chose to come to the new land; examines the history of Ellis Island, the site of the largest wave of human migration between 1892 and 1954; and discusses restrictions on immigration to the U.S.
Presents a collection of thirteen controversial essays that debate issues associated with the rights of illegal immigrants including employer sanctions, immigration raids, amnesty, driving privileges, and in-state college tuition.
Explores the history of immigration policy in America, discussing the fate of undocumented Hispanic workers from Mexico and the debates across the nation on who should be permitted to enter the country.
