Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.

1. Immigration then and now : -- Letting them in : America's turbulent immigration history -- US has long history of restricting immigrants / Kelly Jean Kelly -- U.S. immigration debate / Claire Felter, Danielle Renwick -- Facts about immigration / John Cassidy -- Bring on the conservative debate for immigration / Bradley J. Birzer -- Only mass deportation can save America / Bret Stephens -- Case against immigration : why the United States should look out for itself / Steven Camarota -- Trump's assault on immigrants will seriously damage the economy / Herman Schwartz.

2. DREAMers and asylum : -- Immigration issues : dreamers, workers, and refugees -- It's not illegal immigration that worries Republicans anymore / Peter Beinart -- Republican party is turning against legal immigration / The Economist -- H1-B visa debate, explained / Nicole Torres -- Feds prosecuting illegal immigrants for enticing relatives to U.S. / Stephan Dinan -- "Dreamers" could give US economy and even American workers a boost / Amy Hsin -- To curb illegal immigration, DHS separating families at the border / John Burnett.

3. Census : -- Politics of demography : the Census Bureau and immigration -- The controversial question DOJ wants to add to the U.S. census / Priscilla Alvarez -- Census has always been political : especially when it comes to race, ethnicity, and national origin / Shom Mazumder -- Illegal immigration gives cities political power / James W. Lucas -- 2020 census citizenship question is spelling trouble in Texas / E. A. Crunden -- Why a census question about citizenship should worry you, whether you're a citizen or not / Michael Blake.

4. Border wall : -- Wall before the storm -- The high cost and diminishing returns of a border wall / American Immigration Council -- Wall : the real costs of a barrier between the United States and Mexico / Vanda Felbab-Brown - What geology has to say about building a 1,000 mile border wall / Maya Wei-Haas -- Trump privately presses for U.S. military to pay for border wall / Josh Dawsey, Mike DeBonis -- In 2006, Democrats were saying "build that fence!" / Annie Linskey -- Landowners likely to bring more lawsuits as Trump moves on border wall / John Burnett -- Taking : how the federal government abused its power to seize property for a border fence / T. Christian Miller, Kiah Collier, Julian Aguilar.

5. Sanctuary : -- Politics of sanctuary -- The false promise of sanctuary cities / Daniel Denvir -- Trump administration's first step to defund "sanctuary cities" is surprisingly cautious / Dara Lind -- Whom do sanctuary cities protect? / Lauren Carasik -- Trump administration sues California over laws protecting immigrants / Evan Halper -- Municipal suffrage, sanctuary cities, and the contested meaning of citizenship / Kenneth Stahl.