THE GOLDEN DOOR.; International Migration, Mexico, and the United States

Ehrlich, Paul R.

ISBN 10: 0345277929 / ISBN 13: 9780345277923

Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1979

About this Item

6 x 9, 402 pgs, index, bibliography, notes. Sensitive exploration of a potentially disastrous national problem.

Seller Inventory # 20361

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE GOLDEN DOOR.; International Migration, Mexico, and the United States
• Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345277929
• ISBN 13: 9780345277923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good in Good+ DJ
• Seller catalogs:
  • Western Americana

About this title

Synopsis

Our most potentially disastrous national problem, along with the danger of nuclear war and threats to the environment, is the pressing catastrophe of massive illegal immigration. The 2,000-mile United States-Mexican border is the only place in the world where a wealthy, heavily industrialized stable country is confronted directly by a struggling, preindustrial nation. United States prosperity relies on a stable population, and Mexico, with her burgeoning population, increasing poverty, and massive unemployment, is threatening the traditional U.S. lifestyle. Stereotyped thinking, based on racism or fear, will not solve these problems. The Golden Door is a sensitive exploration of a difficult situation, and this edition includes material on the Cuban, Salvadoran, and Haitian migration to the United States.

Review

The kind of exciting sock-'em history that you rarely luck into...The Golden Door is a first-rate book...an excitingly scary book that sizes up a mammoth problem...that lets conscience give self-interest several hefty kicks. -- Robert Sherrill "The New York Times Book Review"