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Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door - Michael Wildes
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Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door Michael Wildes ISBN 9781641051897
Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door draws on nearly twenty-five years of the author’s experience in immigration law to tell stories that go far beyond statutes and regulations. These cases illuminate the deeply human side of immigration—the safety of families and children, the fight against crime and corruption, the freedom to express political, religious, or social beliefs, and, in some instances, the stark line between life and death.
The sheer number of disputes and hardships reflected in these cases underscores a troubling reality: the immigration system is deeply flawed. Political gridlock and policy stalemates create real and lasting collateral damage, consequences that state governments and future administrations cannot afford to ignore. This book examines immigration cases not as abstract legal controversies, but as lived experiences that lie at the heart of the national immigration debate.
Most of the stories focus on individuals seeking to remain in the United States on humanitarian grounds, while a rigid federal bureaucracy moves to remove them by enforcing regulations to the letter, often disregarding compelling human pleas. Through these cases, Safe Haven in America offers a powerful and sobering look at the personal costs of a broken system—and the ongoing struggle to keep America’s “golden door” open.
Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door Michael Wildes ISBN 9781641051897, 978-1641051897 & 9781641051903
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Michael Wildes
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- ISBN
- 9781641051897
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Publication Date
- October 2023
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