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" Illegal immigration / "
by Karen Kenney.
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BL
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| Record Number
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694520
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b516709
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| Main Entry
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Kenney, Karen Latchana.
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| Title & Author
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Illegal immigration /\ by Karen Kenney.
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| Publication Statement
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Edina, Minn. :: ABDO Pub.,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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| Series Statement
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Essential viewpoints
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| Page. NO
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112 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), map ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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1599288613
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: 9781599288611
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index.
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| Contents
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A national raid on illegal immigrants -- A short history of U.S. immigration, legislation, and the emergence of the term "Illegal immigrant" -- Illegal immigrants today : who they are and how they get here -- Xenophobia, racism, or concerned citizens? -- Crime, drugs, and illegal immigrants -- Healthcare, social services, and the costs -- Employment, wages, and undocumented workers -- Securing the border : fence or no fence -- Out from the shadows -- Proposals for immigration reform -- Time line -- Essential facts.
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| Abstract
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Presents the issues at stake in the debate over illegal immigrants, discussing legislation, the history of the problem, arguments made for and against tighter border control, and suggested solutions.
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| Subject
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Emigration and immigration, Juvenile literature.
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Illegal aliens-- United States, Juvenile literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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325.73
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JV6483.K46 2008
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