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Border wars : inside Trump's assault on immigration /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Davis, Julie Hirschfeld, 1975- (Author), Shear, Michael D., 1968- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Immigrants > Government policy > United States.
Noncitizens > Government policy > United States.
Illegal immigration > Government policy > United States.
Refugees > Government policy > United States.
Immigration enforcement > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • The vessel
  • Breaking the apology-retreat cycle
  • The Hamilton group
  • Forty-three minutes
  • "Bring out the crazies"
  • A fucking watered-down version"
  • Shackles off
  • Angels and demons
  • No legal basis
  • The Trump effect fades
  • The Admiral's almanac
  • Refugees not welcome
  • A not-so-global compact
  • Blind spot
  • No way out
  • Life in two-year increments
  • Forced removal
  • "Just bite the bullet"
  • "Shithole countries"
  • Ash and trash
  • "No more DACA deal!"
  • Zero tolerance
  • Reverse boomerang
  • Always a bomb thrower
  • "You've kidnapped our kids"
  • Evelyn and Amber
  • "Pencils down"
  • Use of force
  • Hijacking the midterms
  • Mexican standoff
  • Shutdown
  • "We've wasted the last two years"
  • The purge
  • Epilogue.