Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants Garca Hernndez Csar Cuauhtmoc
A powerful, in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants, addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system, with a new introduction by the authorFor most of America's…
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A powerful, in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants, addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system, with a new introduction by the authorFor most of America's history, we simply did not lock people up for migrating here. Yet over the last thirty years, the federal and state governments have increasingly tapped their powers to incarcerate people accused of violating immigration laws. As a result, almost 400,000 people annually now spend some time locked up pending the result of a civil or criminal immigration proceeding.Called a "fierce critique" (Publishers Weekly), "a chilling, timely overview" (Kirkus Reviews), and "a passionate and credible treatise" (Shelf Awareness), Migrating to Prison takes a hard look at the immigration prison system's origins, how it currently operates, and why. A leading