Awards

• Winner of LJ Best Reference of 2020 2021

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Author:   Laurie Collier Hillstrom (Independent Scholar, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Edition:   NIPPOD
ISBN:  

9798216188810

Pages:   168
Publication Date:   25 July 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of 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. L v. 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 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

Reviews

Recommended for high-schoolers researching current events and immigration issues. * Booklist * To understand this period and the impact of nativist, white supremacist movements, Hillstrom's account (wider-ranging than the title indicates) with its extensive sources offers readers essential background and an objective, substantiated perspective. * Library Journal Starred Review * Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates, and two-year program students. * Choice *

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Laurie Collier Hillstrom is an independent scholar based in Brighton, MI.

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