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Debates on 20th-century immigration

Debate topics include: Did 20th-century immigration harm the US economy, worsen crime, threaten American culture? Did 20th-century America have room for new immigrants?.

No human is illegal

an attorney on the front lines of the immigration war
For author Mulligan Sep?lveda, the son and husband of Spanish-speaking immigrants, the battle for immigration reform is personal. Mulligan Sep?lveda writes of visiting border detention centers, defending undocumented immigrants in court, and taking his services to JFK to represent people being turned away at the gates during Trump's infamous travel ban.

"They take our jobs!"

and 20 other myths about immigration
"Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. In "They Take Our Jobs!" Aviva Chomsky challenges the underlying assumptions that fuel misinformed claims about immigrants, radically altering our notions of citizenship, discrimination, and U.S. history. Since it was first published, many of the same myths about immigration such as "immigrants take American jobs," " immigrants don't pay taxes," and "immigrants increase crime" continue to be perpetuated and used to promote aggressive anti-immigration policies. In a new introduction, Chomsky reflects on the events of the past ten years. She analyzes declining Mexican immigration patterns, illuminates Mexico's little-known Southern Border Program, and assesses Obama's complicated legacy as "deporter-in-chief" which, Chomsky argues, inadvertently laid the groundwork for Trump's anti-immigrant racism"--.

Coping with the threat of deportation

2019
"A book for teens about coping with the threat of deportation from the United States"--Provided by publisher.

American moonshot

John F. Kennedy and the great space race
Presents a young readers adaptation of the story of how the Apollo 11 came to be, documenting the space race initiated by President John F. Kennedy culminating in the United States being the first to land on the moon. Includes black-and-white images throughout and a section of color photographs.
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Immigration and travel restrictions

Discusses the debates surrounding immigration and travel restrictions.

Lost children archive

Setting out with their children from New York to Arizona, a mother and father want to show their children Apacheria, the place the Apaches called home, because, according to the father, they were "the last of something." As the drive goes on and they hear about the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border, the kids begin to realize there is an unspoken crisis slitting their parents--and as they reach their destination they feel an adventure calling both outside and inside as they struggle with their experiences with justice and equality.
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A hope more powerful than the sea

one refugee's incredible story of love, loss, and survival
Recounts the powerful experiences of Syrian refugee Doaa Zamel, who was cast adrift in a frigid sea with the children of drowned parents after their dangerously overcrowded ship sank, in an account that details what their experiences reveal about an ongoing international crisis.
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Sanctuary cities

A collection of essays from different points of view on sanctuary cities.
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Deporting immigrants

2018
A collection of articles that provides varying perspectives on issues related to the deportation of immigrants from the United States.
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