After they closed the gates : Jewish illegal immigration to the United States, 1921-1965 /
Jewish illegal immigration to the United States, 1921-1965
Libby Garland.
- x, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Building the apparatus of immigration control -- American law, Jewish solidarity -- Smuggling in Jews -- Illicit journeys -- Battling alien registration -- Abolishing the quotas.
In this book the author tells the untold stories of the Jewish immigrants and smugglers involved in the underworld of illegal immigration, showing how such stories contributed to growing national anxieties about illegal immigration.