Author:
Shaw-Taylor, Yoku, author.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintLanham : Bernan Press, [2020]
Descriptionxiii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note:Introduction : At the intersection of migration, social facts, and security -- To protect the border -- To facilitate trade and travel -- Immigration, prejudice and profiling, and society's wars -- Securing the border since 1789 : customs, immigration, and agriculture inspections -- A nation of immigrants : the required background story -- Assimilation in America -- Incident logs from the border -- Separations and walls -- Appendix A : Immigration legislation -- Appendix B : A log of administrative directives and proclamations for immigration and border security since 2017 -- Appendix C : Selected data on naturalizations, refugees, individuals granted asylum, and aliens removed, 2008-2017 -- Appendix D : United States border patrol, southwest border sectors, total illegal alien apprehensions by fiscal year.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Immigration reform and border security are highly charged topics in America today. Immigration, Assimilation, and Border Security examines the history of immigration along with today's debate. This book shows how attitudes about immigration have shifted and the author examines recent developments in immigration policy and border security. --Publisher's description.
