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.
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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"
About the Author:
Paul R. Ehrlich lives in California, where he is the Bing Professor of Population Studies and the president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including, "The Population Bomb, ""The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment", and "Humanity on a Tightrope: Thoughts on Empathy, Family, and Big Changes for a Viable Future. "
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- ISBN 10 0872236935
- ISBN 13 9780872236936
- BindingPaperback