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"At a time when anti-immigrant vitriol substitutes for US immigration policy, No Option But North 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 youre poor and from south of the border. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the human rights implications of US immigration politics." Antonio Villaraigosa , 41st Mayor of Los Angeles In the thick of Donald Trumps 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. No Option But North interweaves their stories with research and anecdotes from Freemans experiences to reveal the fundamental moral quandaries involved in contemporary migrationfrom 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. A timely chronicle of cont

Author

Freeman, Kelsey, author; Freeman, Tess, photographer

Publisher

Ig Publishing, Incorporated; Ig Publishing

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781632460974

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4.1 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14