{"product_id":"no-option-but-north-kelsey-freeman-9781632460974","title":"No Option But North: The Migrant World and the Perilous Path Across the Border","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"At a time when anti-immigrant vitriol substitutes for US immigration policy, \u003ci\u003eNo Option But North\u003c\/i\u003e deftly blends heartbreaking accounts of the journey north with cogent insights into the systemic causes that make the trek north an almost impossible option if you're poor and from south of the border. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the human rights implications of US immigration politics.\" --\u003cb\u003eAntonio Villaraigosa\u003c\/b\u003e, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the thick of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016, and through the travel bans his administration issued in 2017, journalist Kelsey Freeman spent nine months interviewing Central American and Mexican migrants in a shelter in central Mexico, along the migrant path. \u003ci\u003eNo Option But North\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves their stories with research and anecdotes from Freeman's experiences to reveal the fundamental moral quandaries involved in contemporary migration--from the expanding gang violence that drives migrants out of their home countries, to their dearth of legal options on both sides of the border, and more. In the process, Freeman takes us on a harrowing journey that strikes at the heart of the human ability to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA timely chronicle of contemporary migration from Central America and Mexico that peels back the layers of privilege underlying American and Mexican migration policies, No Option But North adds powerful color and force to the immigration narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsey Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632460971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632460974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ig Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.51w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021","brand":"Kelsey Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043958583551,"sku":"9781632460974","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e90d23d-ec7b-4126-b595-2e6ccd3bcf71.jpg?v=1684970099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-option-but-north-kelsey-freeman-9781632460974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}