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Immigration Reform

The Corpse That Will Not Die

Charles Kamasaki author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Mandel Vilar Press

Published:29th Aug '19

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Winner of 2020 International Latino Book Awards in the category “ Best Political/Current Affairs Book – English”

2019 Finalist for INDIES Book of the Year

This book is an insider's history and memoir of the battle for The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: its evolution, passage, impact, and its legacies for the future of immigration reform. Charles Kamasaki has spent most of his life working for UnidosUS, formerly the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. He was a direct participant in the many meetings, hearings, mark-ups, debates, and other developments that led to the passage of the last major immigration reform legislation, The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). He reveals the roles of key lawmakers and a coalition of public interest lobbyists that played a role in opposing, shaping, and then implementing IRCA. His account underscores the centrality of racial issues in the immigration reform debate and why it has become a near-perpetual topic of political debate.

  • Winner of International Latino Book Awards: Best Political/Current Affairs Book 2020 (United States)
  • Short-listed for Foreword Reviews Indie Book of the Year in American History 2019 (United States)

ISBN: 9781942134558

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560 pages