Immigration remains one of the most pressing and polarizing issues in the United States. In The Immigration Crisis; the political scientist and social activist Armando Navarro takes a hard look at 400 years of immigration into the territories that now form the United States; paying particular attention to the ways in which immigrants have been received. The book provides a political; historical; and theoretical examination of the laws; personalities; organizations; events; and demographics that have shaped four centuries of immigration and led to the widespread social crisis that today divides citizens; non-citizens; regions; and political parties. As a prominent activist; Navarro has participated broadly in the Mexican-American community's responses to the problems of immigration and integration; and his book also provides a powerful glimpse into the actual working of Hispanic social movements. In a sobering conclusion; Navarro argues that the immigration crisis is inextricably linked to the globalization of capital and the American economy's dependence on cheap labor.
#1081028 in Books 2010-07-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x 6.25 x 1.25l; 1.86 #File Name: 0754669513218 pages
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