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Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration
112 pp.
| National |
April, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4263-0332-6$21.95
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-0333-3$32.90
(3)
YA
Profiling anarchist Emma Goldman (deported in 1919), a Jewish refugee (denied entry in 1939), and a Japanese-American family (detained in a WWII internment camp), Bausam examines the consequences of America's "harsh immigration decisions." Opening and closing chapters discuss the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the ongoing debate over Mexican-U.S. immigration policy, respectively. An eye-pleasing book design incorporates many affecting period photographs. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.