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Central America Emigration and immigration Central America Social conditions Feminism and motion pictures Jr Byrd, James 1949-1998 Mexico Emigration and immigration Mexico Social conditions SOCIAL SCIENCE General United States Emigration and immigration United States Emigration and immigration Anecdotes United States Emigration and immigration Government policyChomsky, Aviva
Summary: "This book looks at the role illegality or undocumentedness plays in our society and economy. It shows how the status was created, and how and why people, especially Mexicans and Central Americans, have been assigned this status. The first three chapterslook at the histories of social exclusion. One looks specifically at the Mexican and Guatemalan contexts to understand why such large numbers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.137 CHOSterling, Terry Greene.
Summary: Arizona's violent border is the busiest cross-over point for illegal immigants to the United States. No state is as hostile to undocumented immigrants as Arizona, yet the city of Phoenix is home to thousands of people who live in the shadows. Sterling brings to light the invisible people who continue to live and work there despite all the hardships involved, and she exposes the fabric of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.137 STEFreeman, Kelsey
Summary: "At a time when anti-immigrant vitriol substitutes for US immigration policy, No Option But North deftly blends heartbreaking accounts of the journey north with cogent insights into the systemic causes that make the trek north an almost impossible option if you're poor and from south of the border. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the human rights implications of US immigration...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IG Publishing 2020