Bibliograph

In the shadow of liberty, the invisible history of immigrant detention in the United States, Ana Raquel Minian

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In the shadow of liberty, the invisible history of immigrant detention in the United States, Ana Raquel Minian

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-247) and index

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the shadow of liberty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1428060559

Responsibility statement

Ana Raquel Minian

Sub title

the invisible history of immigrant detention in the United States

Summary

"A probing work of narrative history that reveals the hidden story of immigrant detention in the United States, deepening urgent national conversations around migration. In 2017, many Americans watched in horror as children were torn from their parents at the US-Mexico border under Trump's "family separation" policy. But as historian Ana Raquel Minian reveals in In the Shadow of Liberty, this was only the latest chapter in a saga tracing back to the 1800s-one in which immigrants to the United States have been held without recourse to their constitutional rights. Braiding together the vivid stories of four migrants seeking to escape the turmoil of their homelands for the promise of America, In the Shadow of Liberty gives this history a human face, telling the dramatic story of Central American asylum seeker, a Cuban exile, a European war bride, and a Chinese refugee. As we travel alongside these indelible characters, In the Shadow of Liberty explores how sites of rightlessness have evolved, and what their existence has meant for our body politic. Though these "black sites" exist out of view for the average American, their reach extends into all of our lives: the explosive growth of the for-profit prison industry traces its origins to the immigrant detention system, as does the emergence of Guantanamo and the gradual unraveling of the right to bail and the presumption of innocence. Through these narratives, we see how the changing political climate surrounding immigration has played out in individual lives, and at what cost. But as these stories demonstrate, it doesn't have to be like this, and a better way might be possible"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Christian land -- Lady Liberty greets European immigrants -- Cubans are welcome -- A safe haven -- Entry fiction -- Ellis Island was a prison -- Out on bond -- The Constitution does not apply -- "An Enlightened Civilization" -- Back to the dark -- Family separation -- Uprising -- Guantánamo -- Law and torture -- Intergenerational trauma -- Dreams deferred -- Epilogue: Freedom

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