{"product_id":"humanizing-immigration-how-to-transform-our-racist-and-unjust-system-paperback","title":"Humanizing Immigration: How to Transform Our Racist and Unjust System - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Ong Hing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Incisive and compelling, reflecting the painful wisdom and knowledge that Bill Ong Hing has accrued over the course of fifty years . . . \"--Michelle Alexander, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst book to argue that immigrant and refugee rights are part of the fight for racial justice; offers a humanitarian approach to reform and abolition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRepresenting non-citizens caught up in what he calls the immigration and enforcement \"meat grinder\", Bill Ong Hing witnessed their trauma, arriving at this conclusion: migrants should have the right to free movement across borders--and the right to live free of harassment over immigration status. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe cites examples of racial injustices endemic in immigration law and enforcement, from historic courtroom cases to the recent treatment of Haitian migrants. Hing includes histories of Mexican immigration, African migration and the Asian exclusion era, all of which reveal ICE abuse and a history of often forgotten racist immigration laws. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile ultimately arguing for the abolishment of ICE, Hing advocates for change now. With 50 years of law practice and litigation, Hing has represented non-citizens--from gang members to asylum seekers fleeing violence, and from individuals in ICE detention to families at the US southern border seeking refuge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHing maps out major reforms to the immigration system, making an urgent call for the adoption of a radical, racial justice lens. Readers will understand the root causes of migration and our country's culpability in contributing to those causes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Ong Hing\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Law and Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco, and Professor of Law and Asian American Studies Emeritus, at UC Davis. Previously on the law faculties at Stanford University and Golden Gate University, he founded the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Francisco and directs their Immigration \u0026amp; Deportation Defense Clinic. Professor Hing teaches Immigration Law \u0026amp; Policy, Migration Studies, Rebellious Lawyering, and Evidence, is the author of 6 books, and was co-counsel in the US Supreme Court asylum precedent-setting case \u003ci\u003eINS v. Cardoza-Fonseca\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753184395552,"sku":"9780807016459","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dab6c9db0673697caa43dfa54ca38fe4_0e75badd-0afb-40cf-be1d-e445a09dc79f.webp?v=1780014662","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/humanizing-immigration-how-to-transform-our-racist-and-unjust-system-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}