Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid (City Lights Open Media)

Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid (City Lights Open Media)
by Joseph Nevins

Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid (City Lights Open Media)
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Author: Joseph Nevins
Photographer: Mizue Aizeki
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN: 0872864863
Number of pages: 225
Publisher: City Lights Publishers

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Book Review: A deftly written treatise on immigration
Summary: 5 Stars

Illegal immigration has become one of the intensely controversial social issues of our day. What are the side effects of the United States' stern position on Mexican immigration? "Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration In an Age of Global Apartheid" is a definitive criticism by author Joseph Nevins of the U.S.'s practices on immigration today. Following the story of Julio Cesar Gallegos, a man who died crossing the border to try to reach his wife and son, it's an eye opening account of immigration that is judicially defined as illegal -- and the cruelty that sometimes lies within. Discussing human rights and homeland security as well, "Dying to Live" is a deftly written treatise on immigration, a must to those who want to further understand the subject.

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Praise for A Not-So-Distant Horror:

"[A] remarkable book."-Noam Chomsky

Told through the life story of a young man who perished in the California desert, Dying to Live is a compelling account of US immigration/border enforcement and the rapidly growing death toll among migrants. Stunning photos by Mizue Aizeki complement the text.

Joseph Nevins authored Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the Illegal Alien and the Making of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge, 2002), and A Not-So-Distant Horror (Cornell, 2005). His writings have appeared in the Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, and the International Herald Tribune.

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