Immigration, Policy and the People of Latin America - Seven Sending Nations

Taking on historical events in Latin America as its starting point, this book examines the migration of its inhabitants to the U.S. with case studies from seven nations: Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Colombia: In Search of the American Dream 2. Cuba: Economic Embargo, 63 Years On 3. Guatemala: Looking to "El Norte" 4. Haiti: From First Independent Black Republic
to Failed State 5. Honduras: A Quarter Century Post-Mitch 6. Mexico: Beyond the Wall 7. Venezuela: The Dutch Disease and Decline. Conclusion: One Hundred Years Since Johnson-Reed
Appendix A: Legal. Appendix B: F ilms and Documentaries. Appendix C: Seven Other Sources to Help Think. About Immigration. Bibliography. Index

About the author

Bryce W. Ashby is an attorney with Donati Law, PLLC, where he represents workers in their employment law claims. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and Rhodes College and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras from 2000 to 2002.
Michael J. LaRosa is an associate professor of history at Rhodes College. He focuses on contemporary Colombian history and has published work in collaboration with Germán R. Mejía, Frank O. Mora, and others.

Summary

Taking on historical events in Latin America as its starting point, this book examines the migration of its inhabitants to the U.S. with case studies from seven nations: Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Product details

• Authors: Bryce W. Ashby, Bryce W. (Donati Law Ashby, Michael J. Larosa, LaRosa Michael J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032413389
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241338-9
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Latin American Tópicos
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, Latin America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Colombia;Cuba;Guatemala;Haiti;Honduras;Mexico;Venezuela