2020 International Latino Book Awards
Best Political/Current Affairs book
On September 12, Empowering Latino Futures/Latino Literacy Now! announced that Immigration Reform: The Corpse That Will Not Die had been selected as the first place winner for the 2020 International Latino Book Awards Best Political/Current Affairs book. The virtual awards program in its entirety can be viewed by clicking here, and an article about the program, which referred to the book as “one of the most eagerly-awaited books” of the season can be found by clicking here.
Due to multiple rapid-fire developments in immigration policy during the Trump administration’s second term, Kamasaki will be contributing a series of articles to be released biweekly beginning in April 2025. Each post provides glimpses into the future of immigration reform in a sharply divided political landscape, all contextualized through the lens of history. They may be read in full via the links below.
- Chapter V: Envisioning a Pro-Immigrant FutureI. Flashback Unauthorized entries across the southern border are the highest on record with no end in sight, and even centrist observers are calling it a “border crisis.” The political asylum system is overwhelmed such that left-leaning editorial boards like the Washington Post are demanding reforms. Congress is in gridlock on the issue, having failed … Continue reading Chapter V: Envisioning a Pro-Immigrant Future
- Chapter IV: Seeing Policy Through to the End – and the Reverse!As described in my book, Immigration Reform: The Corpse That Will Not Die, pro-immigrant reformers in the 1980s weren’t just so-called “policy wonks” focused on shaping legislation. They were also deeply concerned with “implementation”—the art and science of turning abstract policy into real improvements in people’s lives. In that era, advocates wanted to protect as … Continue reading Chapter IV: Seeing Policy Through to the End – and the Reverse!
- Chapter III: The Art of CompromiseToday’s immigration policy debate reflects deep divides. For example, anti-immigrant forces centered in the Trump administration demand mass deportation of all undocumented people. Pro-immigrant advocates are determined to resist deportations and instead seek to legalize the status of most long-term unauthorized residents of the U.S. A compromise that simply splits the difference between the two … Continue reading Chapter III: The Art of Compromise
- Chapter II: Resistance Before CompromiseThe Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), also the last comprehensive immigration reforms enacted by Congress, is best known as the product of compromise between pro- and anti-immigrant factions. Today, as pro-immigrant advocates are scrambling to resist the Trump administration’s mass deportation scheme, understanding IRCA’s history may provide the necessary framework to move … Continue reading Chapter II: Resistance Before Compromise
- Chapter I: Contextualizing The SeriesThe country is experiencing a cultural shock of astounding proportion, where the current political climate reflects a strict divide in socio-political perspectives. Perhaps first on the list of policies subject to such substantial partisan division are discussions on the future of immigration reform. Since 2016, the Trump campaign has constructed its identity around immigration policy, … Continue reading Chapter I: Contextualizing The Series
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