Immigration law and the US-Mexico border : Así se puede? / Kevin R. Johnson and Bernard Trujillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Kevin R.

Contributor:

Trujillo, Bernard, 1966-

Series:

Mexican American experience.

Mexican American experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

Noncitizens--United States.

Noncitizens.

Border security--Mexican-American Border Region.

Border security.

Illegal immigration.

United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.

United States.

Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Americans from radically different political persuasions agree on the need to "fix" the "broken" US immigration laws to address serious deficiencies and improve border enforcement. In Immigration Law and the US-Mexico Border, Kevin Johnson and Bernard Trujillo focus on what for many is at the core of the entire immigration debate in modern America: immigration from Mexico. In clear, reasonable prose, Johnson and Trujillo explore the long history of discrimination against US citizens of Mexican ancestry in the United States and the current movement against "illegal aliens"--persons depicted as not deserving fair treatment by US law. The authors argue that the United States has a special relationship with Mexico by virtue of sharing a 2,000-mile border and a "land-grab of epic proportions" when the United States "acquired" nearly two-thirds of Mexican territory between 1836 and 1853. The authors explain US immigration law and policy in its many aspects--including the migration of labor, the place of state and local regulation over immigration, and the contributions of Mexican immigrants to the US economy. Their objective is to help thinking citizens on both sides of the border to sort through an issue with a long, emotional history that will undoubtedly continue to inflame politics until cooler, and better-informed, heads can prevail. The authors conclude by outlining possibilities for the future, sketching a possible movement to promote social justice. Great for use by students of immigration law, border studies, and Latino studies, this book will also be of interest to anyone wondering about the general state of immigration law as it pertains to our most troublesome border"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A brief history of Mexico-US migration patterns

Federal plenary power over immigration

The administration and enforcement of US immigration laws

Admissions

Inadmissibility

Removal

Regulating the migration of labor

US-Mexico border enforcement

State and local regulation of immigration

National security and immigration law and policy

Integration, protest, and reform.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1299191657

0816505594

OCLC:

795744685