Deportable and Disposable: Public Rhetoric and the Making of the "Illegal" Immigrant

by Lisa A Flores and Lisa A. Flores

Book Overview

In the 1920s, the US government passed legislation against undocumented entry into the country, and as a result the figure of the "illegal alien" took form in the national discourse. In this book, Lisa A. Flores explores the history of our language about Mexican immigrants and exposes how our words made these migrants "illegal."

Deportable and Disposable brings a rhetorical lens to a question that has predominantly concerned historians:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271087897
• ISBN13: 9780271087894
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"