An examination of the humanitarian
disaster on the U.S.–Mexico border.
Divided into 4 chapters, with
plentiful colour photos and informative sidebars, this broad dive into latest
immigration points seems at Latin American migrants who threat every part in an
try to start out over within the U.S. and the Trump administration’s efforts to
curb and deter the movement of refugees. Readers first be taught concerning the a lot
publicized 2018 migrant caravan from Central America: Hondurans and others braved
a harmful journey to the border close to Tijuana searching for asylum within the U.S. and
an escape from the violence ravaging Central America. The sheer dimension of the
migrant caravan led to the failure of an ill-equipped U.S. response that
uncovered an aggressive anti-immigration agenda, exemplified by President Donald Trump’s
zero tolerance coverage and the administration’s subsequent response to the widespread
backlash towards the separation of fogeys and kids. Regardless of the
complete inclusion of differing views, together with an enlightening
passage by an immigration decide, the creator falls wanting condemning the Trump
administration’s insurance policies, probably normalizing a few of the rhetoric popping out
of the White Home. This accessible overview excels by dedicating house for
phrases from migrants, refugees, and Dreamers caught in a stifling bureaucratic
limbo. A closing chapter on potential paths for change presents some glimmer of
hope.
A beneficiant, if flawed, survey of a
complicated, knotty challenge. (supply notes, sources, additional analysis, index,
image credit) (Nonfiction. 14-19)
