Reviews
Praise for Migrating to Prison: "Hernández lays out in a lucid, linear fashion the evolution of immigration law and its enforcement in the United States." --The Intercept "[García Hernández] argues compellingly that immigrant advocates shouldn't content themselves with debates about how many thousands of immigrants to lock up, or other minor tweaks." --Gus Bova, Texas Observer "An immigration lawyer takes the U.S. immigration imprisonment system to task in this passionate, credible treatise." --Shelf Awareness "A chilling, timely overview of the American tendency to first exploit and then criminalize migrants. . . . García Hernández balances current controversies and historical perspective to heart-rending effect [and] counters pessimism with in-depth research and measured, passionate argument." --Kirkus Reviews "Exuding humanity, insight, and forbearance, Garcia Hernández offers a concise and powerful look at a complex and perplexing challenge." --Booklist "A thought-provoking perspective on immigration and U.S. immigration policy." --Library Journal (starred review) "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. García Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "Hernández lays out in a lucid, linear fashion the evolution of immigration law and its enforcement in the United States." --The Intercept "César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández''s Migrating to Prison uncovers the history of U.S. immigrant detention, from the 1980s to the present." --Bustle "[García Hernández] argues compellingly that immigrant advocates shouldn''t content themselves with debates about how many thousands of immigrants to lock up, or other minor tweaks." --Gus Bova, Texas Observer "An immigration lawyer takes the U.S. immigration imprisonment system to task in this passionate, credible treatise." --Shelf Awareness "A chilling, timely overview of the American tendency to first exploit and then criminalize migrants. . . . García Hernández balances current controversies and historical perspective to heart-rending effect [and] counters pessimism with in-depth research and measured, passionate argument." --Kirkus Reviews "Exuding humanity, insight, and forbearance, Garcia Hernández offers a concise and powerful look at a complex and perplexing challenge." --Booklist "A thought-provoking perspective on immigration and U.S. immigration policy." --Library Journal (starred review) "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world''s largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A ''must-read'' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. García Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. García Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "Exuding humanity, insight, and forbearance, Garcia Hernández offers a concise and powerful look at a complex and perplexing challenge." --Booklist "A thought-provoking perspective on immigration and U.S. immigration policy." --Library Journal "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. García Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "Hernández lays out in a lucid, linear fashion the evolution of immigration law and its enforcement in the United States." --The Intercept "[García Hernández] argues compellingly that immigrant advocates shouldn't content themselves with debates about how many thousands of immigrants to lock up, or other minor tweaks." --Gus Bova, Texas Observer "A chilling, timely overview of the American tendency to first exploit and then criminalize migrants. . . . García Hernández balances current controversies and historical perspective to heart-rending effect [and] counters pessimism with in-depth research and measured, passionate argument." --Kirkus Reviews "Exuding humanity, insight, and forbearance, Garcia Hernández offers a concise and powerful look at a complex and perplexing challenge." --Booklist "A thought-provoking perspective on immigration and U.S. immigration policy." --Library Journal (starred review) "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. García Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "A chilling, timely overview of the American tendency to first exploit and then criminalize migrants. . . . García Hernández balances current controversies and historical perspective to heart-rending effect [and] counters pessimism with in-depth research and measured, passionate argument." --Kirkus Reviews "Exuding humanity, insight, and forbearance, Garcia Hernández offers a concise and powerful look at a complex and perplexing challenge." --Booklist "A thought-provoking perspective on immigration and U.S. immigration policy." --Library Journal "An accessible history and fierce critique of the U.S. immigration system. . . . His thoughtful mixture of reportage and legal scholarship makes for an important entry in the immigration debate." --Publishers Weekly "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. García Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America, Praise for Migrating to Prison: "Required reading for anyone fighting for a new immigration policy vision that welcomes immigrants. We need to understand the sadistic, multibillion-dollar industry of immigrant detention so that we can rip it down and make sure it never comes back." --Cristina Jiménez, co-founder and executive director of United We Dream "Essential for anyone trying to understand how the United States came to have the world's largest detention infrastructure. García Hernández does a masterful job of laying out the turning points of immigration imprisonment from Ellis Island to family separation and the case for abolishing the practice altogether." --Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network "García Hernández provides an insightful examination of the eerie parallels between immigration imprisonment and mass incarceration. He makes a compelling argument that criminalizing immigration enforcement is not only a seriously flawed practical strategy, but an affront to human rights as well." --Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and author of Race to Incarcerate "A 'must-read' for any American interested in the tragic humanitarian impacts of the mass detention of immigrants as a central tool in contemporary immigration enforcement. Hernández writes cogently, intelligently, and passionately about the increasingly expansive use of detention to regulate immigration. The book could not be more timely." --Kevin R. Johnson, dean, University of California, Davis, School of Law "At a time when child migrant camps and family separations have drawn the attention of Americans, Migrating to Prison provides a vital road map to understand how the immigrant detention industry has evolved over the years. A critical and accessible primer for anyone interested in understanding the system--and abolishing it." --Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America "Migrating to Prison rips the veils off of the immigration detention system. García Hernández brings a sharp legal eye to showing how our immigration system has become so twisted that we take for granted the outrageous. If you want a crystal clear explanation of why we need to abolish immigration detention, this is the book for you." --Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented
