Illegal people: how globalization creates migration and criminalizes immigrants /
David Bacon.
- x, 261 p. ; 24 cm.
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The author traces the origin and development of illegal status in this nation back to the beginning of slavery, describes the reasons why so many people migrate to the United States, and explores the economic benefits to the country as a result of migration and immigration.
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