Emigration & Immigration

From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history....

Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers....

An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their fate, by New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer.

An award-winning journalist's exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics.

An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom....

The Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston....

MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist Jason De León provides an intense, intimate and first-of-its-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America.

The star of Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country....

This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic)....

Whether you're questioning the foundations of modern society or seeking to deepen your faith in a secular world, Against the Waves offers wisdom, courage, and inspiration for living out Christian values with conviction.

A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss....

La aventura de Javier es una travesía de tres mil millas desde su pequeño pueblo en El Salvador, a través de Guatemala y México, hacia la frontera de Estados Unidos....

In this true story, journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States....

From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth....

An insightful investigation of how and why the two major political parties have failed to appeal to the Latino vote—the largest ethnic voting group in the country—and the impact it will have on American democracy and politics for decades to come.

One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation....

Wharton School professor Zeke Hernandez provides an accessible, apolitical, and evidence-based look at the effects of immigration on our local communities and our nation.

Maria Hinojosa is an award-winning journalist who has reported for 30 years on stories and communities in America often go ignored by the mainstream media. In Once I Was You, Maria shares her intimate experience growing up Mexican American on the South Side of Chicago....

From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures....

Vinh Chung was born in South Vietnam, just eight months after it fell to the communists in 1975. His family was wealthy, controlling a rice-milling empire worth millions; but within months of the communist takeover, the Chungs lost everything and were reduced to abject poverty....

For Francisco Cantú, the border is in the blood: His mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the Southwest. Driven to understand the hard realities of the landscape he loves, Cantú joins the Border Patrol....

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, called “[T]he most famous undocumented immigrant in America”, tackles one of the defining issues of our time in this explosive and deeply personal call to arms....

Eddie Huang is the 30-year-old proprietor of Baohaus - the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night....

In his final days, beloved, ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly 100, dies herself, leading to a farewell doubleheader in a single weekend....

After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the 21st-century American dream, having won the "golden ticket" to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas....

Award-winning El Paso-native journalist Richard Parker offers a radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of North America, centuries-long hub of immigration, and underappreciated modern blueprint for a changing United States.

In the tumultuous currents of modern life, Against the Waves emerges as a beacon of hope, advocating for a return to the divine order established by God's creation. This thought-provoking book addresses the disorientation and moral decay of our times by calling for a revival of Christian principles that once shaped the bedrock of Western civilization.

As a child in a small barrio in the Philippines, Deja Vu Prem faced neglect and physical abuse. At age seventeen, desperate to escape her situation and claim a better life for herself beyond the mountains of her town, she became a mail-order bride and moved to San Francisco. But the challenges of her childhood didn't go away—they merely evolved into the form of her emotionally abusive husband.

The United States currently has 40 million foreign invaders. Many of these invaders are extremely dangerous. Others take from the citizens and destroy our society from within. We must deport all of them. This Publication exists to provide the detailed plans for arresting all invaders. These plans are strategic, multi-layered, and effective. Using these comprehensive plans, we can arrest all 40 million invaders. We will accomplish this goal within 3 years. The Challenges There are many challenges to consider when creating the best plans to arrest and deport all foreign invaders. The authors ...

Like many immigrants before him, Torres Medina sets out to do the job American-born citizens won’t: make the US immigration process accessible, relatable, and, hey, a little bit funny. With an outsider’s eye, an insider’s affection, and a biting, humorous flair, Torres Medina invites listeners from all passport lines to explore the multiple paths and potholes of moving to America, and experience just how many choices it takes to choose a new home.

"Dieses Buch hilft mir, meine Mutter besser zu verstehen, und dir, Deutschland besser zu verstehen." Noch bevor Tahsim Durgun die Grundschule abschließt, muss er für seine Mutter die Abschiebebescheide entziffern, begleitet sie als Dolmetscher zu intimen Arztbesuchen und verliest Aldi-Kataloge am Fliesentisch. So wie Tahsim geht es vielen jungen Menschen mit Migrationsgeschichte, die früh Verantwortung für ihre Eltern übernehmen und gleichzeitig einen Platz finden müssen in einem oft feindseligen Land.

Río Bravo ofrece argumentos puntuales sobre qué pretende Trump en su nuevo mandato, al mismo tiempo que explica cómo se fraguó el triunfo de Claudia Sheinbaum en la elección presidencial de nuestro país, sucesos que marcaron el año 2024. A través de entrevistas, la revisión política y los múltiples reportajes en las fronteras de ambos países, el autor examina las posturas de los protagonistas de esta nueva etapa histórica.

“Immigration in America is simple,” said no one, ever. Here’s why: the immigration laws in America have not been updated significantly in over four decades. The chance of getting picked in the H-1B lottery was less than 10% in 2023. And, there are over a million immigrant workers waiting in a green card backlog today. Yet, despite these constraints, immigrants have done extraordinary things. With Unshackled, we aim to lower the barrier so you can too. Unshackled will give you a friendly map of the legal immigration system as it exists today in the United States.

Dividing America: How Corrupt Politicians, Media Lies, and Radical Agendas Are Tearing the Nation Apart By Wayne C. Robinson America is at a breaking point. Political corruption, weaponized government institutions, media propaganda, and radical policies have driven a wedge between citizens like never before. But who is really behind this growing divide—and what do they stand to gain? In Dividing America, investigative author Wayne C. Robinson uncovers the hidden agendas shaping the nation’s most pressing crises. From sanctuary cities prioritizing illegal immigrants over hardworking ...

In this publication we provide the practical details for effectively securing our borders. We discuss the challenges, and provide the best solutions. The President will follow these detailed plans to secure all of our borders. We will stop all foreign invaders within 6 months. The President will use these plans to secure all of our borders. Using these detailed plans, we will be able to prevent all foreign invaders from entering our nation; whether over land, sea, or air. We will also prevent foreign invaders from entering through tunnels. Specifically: using the details in this publication...