Full Description
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 U.S. politics.
The 21st Century Turning Points series is a one-stop resource for understanding the people and events changing America today. Each volume provides readers with a clear, authoritative, and unbiased understanding of a single issue or event that is driving national debate about our nation's leaders, institutions, values, and priorities.
This particular volume is devoted to the issue of child migrant detention on the U.S.-Mexico border. It provides background information on the political, social, and economic forces driving undocumented immigration into America; explains the policies and records of both the Obama and Trump administrations on immigration, deportation, and border security; summarizes current laws and regulations governing U.S. border and immigration policies; recounts President Trump's rhetoric and record on both legal and "illegal" immigration, including his promise to build a "Border Wall" with funds from Mexico; surveys living conditions in the border detention centers operated by U.S. authorities; and discusses the impact of detention and family separation on children taken into custody.
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
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