Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

By Jonathan Blitzer. A well documented history and a look at the causes of the humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their fate. Weaving the stories of Central Americans whose lives have been devastated by chronic political conflict and violence with those of American activists, government officials, and the politicians responsible for the country’s tragically tangled immigration policy, the book reveals the full, layered picture for the first time. Tells a story about the people whose lives ebb and flow across the border, and in doing so, delves into the heart of American life itself. Read more.