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Book SynopsisTakes a look at the challenges and dilemmas of immigration policy and practice in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. This book shows how these policies and practices offer a means of prioritizing immigration enforcement in ways that alleviate harm to children, and why they remain controversial and vulnerable to political challenges.
Trade Review"Highly valuable... this book is a combination of informative resources, rigorous social science research, and is well written to boot!" Sociology and Social Welfare "Invaluable... Dreams and Nightmares presents a compelling analysis of U.S. policies regarding child migrants, and should be read now, as these policies are coming under renewed scrutiny in the Trump administration." Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction and Historical Context 2. Prosecutorial Discretion: A Mechanism for Balancing Competing Goals 3. Legislative Inaction and Executive Action: Mixed Status Families, the Dreamer Movement, and DACA 4. Families Torn Apart: Parental Detention and Deportation 5. No Good Options: Unaccompanied Minors in the US Immigration System 6. Conclusions and Recommendations Notes References Index
