02515nam 2200589 450 991015471950332120190605212013.00-19-065524-00-19-065525-90-19-065523-2(CKB)4340000000018159(StDuBDS)EDZ0001600800(MiAaPQ)EBC4745376(PPN)229853684(EXLCZ)99434000000001815920161207h20172017 uy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe INS on the line making immigration law on the US-Mexico border, 1917-1954 /S. Deborah KangNew York, NY :Oxford University Press,2017.1 online resourcePreviously issued in print: 2017.0-19-005555-3 0-19-975743-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 A Sectional Immigration Policy -- 2 The Battle for the Border -- 3 Repatriation and Reform -- 4 An Agency in Crisis -- 5 Making the Local National -- 6 The Federal Regulation of the U.S.-Mexico Border -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.'The INS on the Line' offers a comprehensive history of the INS in the southwestern borderlands, tracing the ways in which local immigration officials both made and enforced the nation's immigration laws.Border securityMexican-American Border RegionImmigration enforcementMexican-American Border RegionMexicansLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesBorder securityGovernment policyUnited StatesEmigration and immigration lawUnited StatesMexican-American Border RegionEmigration and immigrationUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyBorder securityImmigration enforcementMexicansLegal status, laws, etc.Border securityGovernment policyEmigration and immigration law363.2850973HIS025000HIS036060LAW060000bisacshKang S. Deborah1970-1080308MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154719503321The INS on the line2593290UNINA