Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration - NEW REVIEW

Author: Deepa Fernandes

In Targeted, radio journalist Deepa Fernandes eloquently deconstructs the corrupt political machinery that churns broken immigration policies into an already faulty immigration system. With insightful research and a strong narrative voice, Fernandes takes us on an illuminating journey through our immigration system while tackling vital immigration issues and misleading rhetoric that, whether we like it or not, shape immigration policy, public opinion and immigrant’s lives. From unjust and contradictory refugee and asylum laws to expedited removal proceedings, deportation roundups and overcrowded detention centers, Fernandes deftly captures the human immigrant experience and cuts to the quick of restrictionists’ motivation—large government contracts, fear and the business of Homeland Security. Targeted is a great addition to any high school classroom interested in setting aside traditional textbook revisionist history and exploring current immigration policies, laws and the people whose lives are at stake.

Year Released: 2007
Grades 11-Adult

Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration