- The Politics of Immigration: In recent years, immigration has become a widely debated subject for a variety of reasons (political, economic, and cultural). In a
thesis-directed essay examine the issue of immigration in the modern age. In composing your answer, please consider the following:
a) What are the main “push” and “pull” factors driving immigration to the United States? How does The Devil’s Highway explain the massive migration northwards?
b) What are the consequences of the attempts to police national borders in Urrea’s text? What has happened to the humanity of the migrants themselves in the current
political environment.
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