Reviews

Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration by Ann Bausum

aoosterwyk's review

4.0

A close look at immigration restrictions throughout U.S. history. People are kept out due to race or religion or the politics of the times. Specifically studied are the Chinese in the 1880s, the European anarchists in WWI, the Japanese-Americans and German Jews in WWII, and the Hispanics in the 1940s through today.

hezann73's review

4.0

This may be a juvenile non-fiction book, but it is NOT an easy read. The author looks at immigration horrors in US history and likens them to situations going on today. It made me very uncomfortable to read about how the US has acted (and still acts). But, if we are supposed to learn from history, we have to examine the good and the bad.