Hot Topics: Immigration: Books and eBooks

In our globalized world, borders are back with a vengeance. New data shows a massive increase of walls and barriers between countries after 2001. However, at the same time, the flow of people and the growth of trade have continued at impressive rates, and arguments for more open borders remain relevant.

In this book, John Tirman shows how the resistance to immigration in America is more cultural than political. Although cloaked in language about jobs and secure borders, the cultural resistance to immigration expresses a fear that immigrants are changing the dominant white, Protestant, "real American" culture. Tirman describes the "raid mentality" of our response to immigration, which seeks violent solutions for a social phenomenon. He considers the culture clash over Chicano ethnic studies in Tucson, examines the consequences of an immigration raid in New Bedford, and explores the civil rights activism of young "Dreamers." The current "round them up, deport them, militarize the border" approach, Tirman shows, solves nothing. Originally published under the title Dream Chasers: Immigration and the American Backlash.

Donald Trump's proposals to deport all undocumented immigrants and build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico are only two of the latest controversial ideas on immigration. Historically, one side of the debate blames immigration for society's troubles and calls for restricting immigrant numbers, while the other contends that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants and condemns anti-immigrant rhetoric as racist and xenophobic.

A journalist chronicles the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration.

A documentation of the struggles and victories for those who want to call America home.

Howard G. Buffett has seen first-hand the devastating impact of cheap Mexican heroin and other opiate cocktails across America. Fueled by failing border policies and lawlessness in Mexico and Central America, drugs are pouring over the nation's southern border in record quantities, turning Americans into addicts and migrants into drug mules.

FitzGerald traces how rich democracies have deliberately and systematically shut down most legal paths to safety.

Are borders merely geographical national boundary lines, or are they the first line of defense against terrorism? For a nation of immigrants, this question might seem odd, but in this century, it has taken on a new importance. What is the effect of open borders on security, American workers, and the economy?

An authoritative assessment of how immigration is reshaping the politics of the nation.

In an era characterized by the UK Brexit referendum and the Trump administration's policy of restricting immigration in the US, the prospect of borders opening may seem improbable, but a number of politicians, policymakers, economists, and citizens assert that they are the best way to address the economic and social issues the international community faces today.

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.