Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws

by Kevin R. Johnson

Book Overview

Seeking to re-imagine the meaning and significance of the international border, Opening the Floodgates makes a case for eliminating the border as a legal construct that impedes the movement of people into this country.
Open migration policies deserve fuller analysis, as evidenced by President Barack Obama's pledge to make immigration reform a priority. Kevin R. Johnson offers an alternative vision of how U.S. borders might be reconfigured,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814743099
• ISBN13: 9780814743096
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"