The Law Into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism

by Roxanne Lynn Doty

Book Overview

Border security and illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border are hotly debated issues in contemporary society. The emergence of civilian vigilante groups, such as the Minutemen, at the border is the most recent social phenomenon to contribute new controversy to the discussion. The Law Into Their Own Hands looks at the contemporary nativist, anti-immigrant movement in the United States today.

Doty examines the social and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816527717
• ISBN13: 9780816527717
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"