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Family separation and the U.S.-Mexico border crisis / Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Author
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965-
Additional Titles
Family separation and the United States-Mexico border crisis
Published
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-Clio, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 156 pages).
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Contents
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Chapter 1. Overview of Family Separation and the U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis -- Chapter 2. Landmark Events -- A Nation of Immigrants -- History of Immigration at the Southern Border -- Trends in Immigration and Enforcement (2000-2016) -- Donald Trump's Immigration Policies (2016-) -- The Flores Settlement Agreement (1997) -- Trump Enacts the Zero Tolerance Policy (2018) -- Ms. Lv. ICE Requires Family Reunification (2018) -- Immigration Issues Dominate the 2018 Midterm Election (2018), The Trump Administration Continues Separating Families (2019) -- Activists Expose Migrant Child Detention Conditions (2019) -- Chapter 3. Impacts of Family Separation and the U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis -- Lasting Trauma for Migrant Children and Families -- A Hostile Atmosphere for Immigrants -- Global Response to Family Separation and Child Detention -- Alternatives for U.S. Immigration Policy -- Chapter 4. Profiles -- Stephen Miller (1985-): White House policy adviser who engineered Trump's migrant family separation policy, and Kirstjen Nielsen (1972-): Homeland Security secretary who implemented the migrant family separation policy -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989-): New York congresswoman who helped expose migrant detention conditions -- Dolly Lucio Sevier (1986?-): Pediatrician who reported on conditions at migrant child detention facilities -- Donald Trump (1946-): President of the United States who initiated the migrant family separation policy -- Further Resources -- Index -- About the Author
Summary
"This volume provides an authoritative, evenhanded overview of the Trump administration's family separation and child detention policies at the U.S.-Mexico border-and the impact of those policies and actions on children, their parents, border security, and American politics"--
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ISBN
1440876622 electronic book
9781440876622 electronic book
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment
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