Immigration Nation

“This urgent and original book offers an unflinching examination of the current U.S.
deportation system and its many deleterious consequences for immigrant communities
and the nation at large. Tanya Golash-Boza adopts a human rights perspective to shed
light on the ‘immigration industrial complex,’ describing in moving detail the impact on
immigrant communities and families. The accessible writing makes this book an excellent
choice for classroom adoption.”
—Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern
California and author of God’s Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists are
Working for Immigrant Rights

“This beautifully written and much-needed book illuminates the convergence of interests
between politicians and corporations by criminalizing immigrants. Built on a fear
of crime and of foreigners, our current draconian immigration policies generate massive
profits through incarceration and law enforcement. Framing her argument in a human
rights perspective, Tanya Golash-Boza outlines the violations and the steps needed to
move toward an immigration policy with a human rights vision.”
—Mary Romero, author of The Maid’s Daughter, Living In and Out of the American Dream