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Johnson, Kevin R. The “Huddled Masses” Myth: Immigration and Civil Rights. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:Temple University Press, 2004. Karliner, Herbert. Oral history interview conducted by Joe Unger, Holocaust Documentation and Education ...
An award-winning author examines the history of American immigration--a critical topic in 21st century America--particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the States or detained for security reasons.
Ann Bausum examines these immigrant stories from history, the stories of the denied, detained, and deported, so that we can learn from past successes - and past mistakes.
Ann Bausum examines these immigrant stories from history, the stories of the denied, detained, and deported, so that we can learn from past successes - and past mistakes.
Due Process Denied describes the consequences of this lack of due process through the stories of deportees and detainees.
Exposes the harsh conditions that exist within the cruel system of immigration detention, bringing to light realities such as illegal beatings and inhumane conditions inside the secret and repressive prisons run by the U.S. Immigration and ...
Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire
At the same time, the system’s chaos works to curtail rights and maintain detained migrants on a narrow path to deportation.
Darkened by black paint by day, the cells remained lit at night by dimmed electric lights. The brightness allowed guards to check on inmates at night, but it made sleep difficult. Downstairs, small clusters of women were sitting around ...
From this, the book explores how immigration removal centers identify their inhabitants as strangers, constructing them as unfamiliar, ambiguous and uncertain.