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America's Unwritten Constitution
In America's Unwritten Constitution, constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar argues that the U.S. Constitution is more than just the words written in 1787. He…
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In Born Equal, Amar explores one of the most transformative periods in American history: the years surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction. He argues that…
By Jonathan Blitzer
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Jonathan Blitzer's Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here tells the story of modern migration from Central America to the United States by examining decades of political…
By David Leonhardt
Ours Was the Shining Future
Although not exclusively about immigration, Ours Was the Shining Future examines why the United States became one of the world's most prosperous nations and…
By Jia Lynn Yang
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide
In One Mighty and Irresistible Tide, Jia Lynn Yang traces the evolution of American immigration policy from the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924 through the…
By Roger Daniels
Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants Since 1882
Roger Daniels provides one of the most comprehensive histories of American immigration policy from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through the modern era.…
By James K. Hoffmeier
The Immigration Crisis: Immigrants, Aliens, and the Bible
In The Immigration Crisis, biblical scholar James K. Hoffmeier explores what Scripture teaches about immigration, foreigners, national borders, and the…
