The INS on the Line: Making Immigration Law on the US-Mexico Border, 1917-1954 b

by S. Deborah Kang

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The INS on the Line by S. Deborah Kang Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The INS on the Line: Making Immigration Law on the US-Mexico Border, 1917-1954 offers a comprehensive history of the INS in the southwestern borderlands, tracing the ways in which local immigration officials both made and enforced the nation s immigration laws. Publisher Description For much of the twentieth century, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) officials recognized that the US-Mexico border region was different. Here, they confronted a set of political, social, and environmental obstacles that prevented them from replicating their achievements on Angel Island and Ellis Island, the most restrictive immigration stations in the nation. In response to these challenges, local INS officials resorted to the law, nullifying,modifying, and creating the nation s immigration laws and policies for the borderlands. In The INS on the Line, S. Deborah Kang traces the ways in which the INS on the US-Mexico bordermade and remade the nation s immigration laws over the course of the twentieth century. Through a nuanced examination of the agency s legal innovations in the Southwest, Kang demonstrates that the agency defined itself not only as a law enforcement unit but also as a lawmaking body. In this role, the INS responded to the interests of local residents, businesses, politicians, and social organizations on both sides of the US-Mexico border as wel

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2017
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199757435
• Condition: Fine

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