Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American History

The danger of deportation hangs over the head of virtually every noncitizen in the United States. In the complexities and inconsistencies of immigration law, one can find a reason to deport almost any noncitizen at almost any time. In recent years, the system has been used with unprecedented vigor against millions of deportees.

We are a nation of immigrants—but which ones do we want, and what do we do with those that we don't? These questions have troubled American law and politics since col...