A powerful argument for separating immigration enforcement from the criminal legal system by one of the nations foremost ampampquotcrimmigrationampampquot expertsIn the fevered battles over immigration Democrats and Republicans alike agree on this that migrants who have committed a crime have no place in this country. But targeting migrants because they have committed a crime is a shortsighted appeal to nativist fear. To predicate a migrantampampamp8217s right to stay in the country on whether they are lawabiding and therefore deserving or ampampamp8220criminalampampamp8221 and undeserving does little to improve public safety and has an especially devastating impact on lowincome migrants of color.While Campampamp233eacutesar Cuauhtampampamp233moc Garcampampamp237iacutea Hernampampamp225aacutendezampampamp8217s first bookampampamp160Migrating to Prison focuses on the explosion of migrant detention centers over the past decadesampampamp160Welcome the Wretchedampampamp160tackles headon what happens when a deeply flawed and racist criminal legal system and immigration system converge to senselessly cruel effect.