You missed one: Jerry Kammer's "Losing Control: How a Left-Right Coalition Blocked Immigration Reform and Provoked the Backlash that Elected Trump." Likely dismissed by many who lean left because it was published by the right-leaning CIS. But by far the best book on the recent politics of immigration.
From my Amazon review: Kammer worked the immigration beat as a reporter for decades, and he spent years researching this book. It may upend every assumption you've ever made about immigration reform, but his thorough investigation and penetrating analysis will leave you more well-informed than almost anyone who hasn't read this book. You'll also be better equipped to participate in the ongoing political debates about immigration reform, and maybe by understanding what's gone wrong since IRCA in 1986 and why the right opposes any form of amnesty (even DACA) and why the left opposes employment verification, you might even be able to play a role in building the compromise that we need to create another IRCA—which is what Kammer wants, too; only one that makes good on the promise of employment verification.
I appreciate your comment. There are certainly many books that people would like included based on their political perspective, but these books were selected based on their quality and value. I'm afraid Kammer's work, whether one agrees with it or not, doesn't reach the standard I'm looking for as a scholar. Others are free to agree or disagree.
I think its important to look at all angles. I appreciate Jim bringing up a book from the other side even with me being a DACA recipient and probably will disagree with alot of things in the book. I will definately check out all these books, thank you for the list.
Laws Harsh as Tigers: Chinese Immigrants and the Shaping of Modern Immigration Law
Book by Lucy E. Salyer
That’s a great addition! Thank you, Kevin.
You missed one: Jerry Kammer's "Losing Control: How a Left-Right Coalition Blocked Immigration Reform and Provoked the Backlash that Elected Trump." Likely dismissed by many who lean left because it was published by the right-leaning CIS. But by far the best book on the recent politics of immigration.
From my Amazon review: Kammer worked the immigration beat as a reporter for decades, and he spent years researching this book. It may upend every assumption you've ever made about immigration reform, but his thorough investigation and penetrating analysis will leave you more well-informed than almost anyone who hasn't read this book. You'll also be better equipped to participate in the ongoing political debates about immigration reform, and maybe by understanding what's gone wrong since IRCA in 1986 and why the right opposes any form of amnesty (even DACA) and why the left opposes employment verification, you might even be able to play a role in building the compromise that we need to create another IRCA—which is what Kammer wants, too; only one that makes good on the promise of employment verification.
I appreciate your comment. There are certainly many books that people would like included based on their political perspective, but these books were selected based on their quality and value. I'm afraid Kammer's work, whether one agrees with it or not, doesn't reach the standard I'm looking for as a scholar. Others are free to agree or disagree.
I think its important to look at all angles. I appreciate Jim bringing up a book from the other side even with me being a DACA recipient and probably will disagree with alot of things in the book. I will definately check out all these books, thank you for the list.