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Stories by Mae M. Ngai
Historically, America Both Legalized and Deported Immigrants -- Since 1996 it Only Deports Them
Posted on May 27, 2009, Source: Boston Review
The longer migrants stay in the United States, the stronger their moral claim to remain. So why do we keep kicking them out?