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A collection of writings by various authors exploring nativism and the U.S. immigration system, immigration rights, and immigration reform. Also describes the contributions of immigrants, and explores related issues including family reunification, legalization, paths to citizenship, and humane enforcement.

A collection of articles that provides varying perspectives on issues related to the deportation of immigrants from the United States.

A collection of twenty-five essays that provides varying perspectives on issues regarding border security at the Mexican-American border region.

Examines the history of the illegal immigration controversy, discussing how illegal immigrants affect the American economy and culture; and also discusses increased crime, government responsibilities, and related topics.

"Rivermouth is a polemic arguing for porous borders, a decriminalization of immigration, a more open sense of what we owe one another, and a willingness to extend radical empathy"--.

"With unprecedented access to people currently inside Libyan detention centers, Hayden's book is based on interviews with hundreds of refugees and migrants who tried to reach Europe and found themselves stuck in Libya once the EU started funding interceptions in 2017. It is an intimate portrait of life for these detainees, as well as a condemnation of NGOs and the United Nations, whose abdication of international standards will echo throughout history"--Provided by publisher.

"Argues that ICE should be abolished because racism is embedded both in the history of our immigration laws and in our current enforcement policies. Traces the prison-to-deportation pipeline funneling Black and Latinx noncitizens from the criminal court system into ICE custody, underscoring that because immigrants of color tend to experience racism and violence from the criminal justice system, they're also more vulnerable to ICE enforcement. Bill Ong Hing . . . argues that migrants should have the right to free movement across borders and the right to live free of harrassment over immigration status. Including histories of Latin, Asian, and African migration, and citing specific court cases and examples of racist immigration law, Hing makes the case for abandoning current immigration policies in favor of a more just and humane system"--Provided by publisher.

"The timely, powerful memoir of a man unjustly charged with a crime for helping his relatives, refugees from Syria. For trying to save his in-laws, who were fleeing certain death in Syria, St?phan P?lissier was threatened with fifteen years in prison by the Greek justice system, which accused him of human smuggling. His crime? Having gone to search for the parents, brother, and sister of his wife, Z?na, in Greece rather than leaving them to undertake a treacherous journey by boat to Italy. Their joy on finding each other quickly turned into a nightmare: P?lissier was arrested as a result of a missing car registration and thrown into prison. Although his relatives were ultimately able to seek asylum-legally-in France, P?lissier had to fight to prove his innocence, and to uphold the values of common humanity and solidarity in which he so strongly believes. I Just Wanted to Save My Family offers a heartrending window into the lives of those displaced by the Syrian civil war and a scathing critique of the often absurd, unfeeling bureaucracies that determine their fates"--.

"Anthology of essays written from diverse perspectives that examine the . . . immigration crisis"--Provided by publisher.

"The true story of Estela Jaurez, a young American girl who writes letters to her local newspaper, to Congress, and even to the president, pleading for someone to listen and reunite her family after her mother's deportation"--Provided by publisher.