Illegal: How America's Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All

A political scientist explains how the American immigration system ran off the rails -- and proposes a bold plan for reform

Under the Trump administration, US immigration agencies terrorize the undocumented, target people who are here legally, and even threaten the constitutional rights of American citizens. How did we get to this point?

In Illegal, Elizabeth F. Cohen reveals that our current crisis has roots in early twentieth century white nationalist politics, which began to reemerge in the 1980s. Since then, ICE and CBP have acquired bigger budgets and more power than any other law enforcement agency. Now, Trump has unleashed them. If we want to reverse the rising tide of abuse, Cohen argues that we must act quickly to rein in the powers of the current immigration regime and revive saner approaches based on existing law. Going beyond the headlines, Illegal makes clear that if we don't act now all of us, citizen and not, are at risk.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 01/28/2020
ISBN: 9781541699847
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019