The Latino Threat

The Latino Threat
Author: Leo Chavez
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0804786186

News media and pundits too frequently perpetuate the notion that Latinos, particularly Mexicans, are an invading force bent on reconquering land once their own and destroying the American way of life. In this book, Leo R. Chavez contests this assumption's basic tenets, offering facts to counter the many fictions about the "Latino threat." With new discussion about anchor babies, the DREAM Act, and recent anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona and other states, this expanded second edition critically investigates the stories about recent immigrants to show how prejudices are used to malign an entire population—and to define what it means to be American.

Securing the Future

Securing the Future
Author: Michael Fix
Publisher: Migration Policy Institute and the Bertelsmann Foundation
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Immigration policy has once again risen near the top of America's political agenda. Securing the Future discusses why integration needs to be central to debates over immigration reform in the United States. The authors are participants in the Task Force on Immigration and America's Future convened by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the Woodrow Wilson Center, and the Manhattan Institute. They seek to define what policymakers and scholars mean by "integration" while attempting to sketch out the general shape U.S. integration policy should take.Additionally, the volume reviews evidence of immigrants' integration by examining the second generation's progress. It focuses on trends in education, health, the workforce, and citizenship. The book concludes by briefly discussing key elements of a national integration policy, noting several issues raised in the debate over comprehensive immigration reform. These include health care coverage for temporary workers and legal immigrants and the merits of providing impact aid to state and local governments.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Author: Jared Genser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2019-09-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107034450

This book is a practical guide to freeing political prisoners and provides a comprehensive review of this UN body's 1,200 jurisprudence cases.