Deporting Immigrants
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Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Does US Immigration Policy Have Its Roots in Racism? -- Overview: The Enduring Legacy of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act -- Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Initiates Decades of Racist Immigration Policy -- Mass Deportations Are Already a Part of American History -- Congress Condemns Chinese Exclusion Act -- Mexican Repatriation Is a Part of Texas History -- Chapter 2: Have Deportation and Immigration Policies Gotten Worse in the New Millennium? -- Overview: President Obama's Ambivalent Record on Immigration -- Mexico Assumes Bulk of Southern US Immigration Enforcement -- Most Deportees Under Obama Committed Only Minor Infractions -- Obama Administration Immigration Policy Draws Responses from Both Sides -- A Closer Look at Obama's Immigration Policy -- Obama Pushed for Immigration Reform While Deporting Millions -- Chapter 3: Can Deportation in the Age of Trump Be a Boon to America? -- Overview: Squaring Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration with the Facts -- Trump Unveils Harsh Illegal Immigration -- Opponents of Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration Are Overreacting -- Trump Administration Criminalizes Migrants -- Trump Lacks Mandate for Immigration Overhaul -- Chapter 4: Are Immigrant and Deportation Policies Headed in the Right Direction? -- Overview: Rhetoric Versus Reality in Trump's Immigration Policies -- The Aims and Legality of Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration -- Travel Ban Would Compel Muslim Countries to Address Internal Problems -- Reports Emerge of US Customs and Border Patrol Abuses -- Most Deportees Are Not Violent Criminals -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index