A country for all [electronic resource] : an immigrant manifesto / Jorge Ramos ; translated from the Spanish by Ezra Fitz.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307742933 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0307742938 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 153 p.)
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Vintage Books, 2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The invisibles --- A nation of equals -- Ten reasons for immigration reform -- The first Hispanic President of the United States -- The Latino vote 2008 -- A manifesto for a new United States of America -- Afterword : My twenty-five years in the United States. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Hispanic Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Hispanic Americans > Politics and government. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
- Baker & Taylor
Describes the United States as a country divided between citizens or legal residents and undocumented immigrants; discusses the growing Hispanic population and its increasing role in government; and argues for immigration reform. - Random House, Inc.
For decades, fixing the United Statesâ broken immigration system has been one of the most urgent challenges facing our country, and time and time again, politicians have passed the buck. With anti-immigrant sentiment rising around the country, and presidential elections on the horizon, itâs no surprise immigration reform is on every candidateâs agenda. While some candidates offer viable solutions, others perpetuate negative stereotypes and unpractical resolve. Ramos fearlessly questions political tactics, and has undoubtedly become the voice of the Latino vote in the US. It is now more important than ever to remember the role immigrants play in enriching our economy and culture, and to find a way to incorporate the millions of productive, law-abiding workers who have been drawn to the United States by the inexorable pull of freedom and economic opportunity.Â
In this timely book, award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos makes the case for a practical and politically achievable solution to this poignant issue. Ramos argues that we have a simple choice: to take a pragmatic approach that deals with the reality of immigration, or to continue a cruel and capricious system that doesnât work, wastes billions of dollars, and which stands in direct opposition to our national principles.