Not a Nation of Immigrants

Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz does it again. In this book, she explores the myth of America being a “nation of immigrants” and debunks it. She does this by showing the history of America and all of the racist/xenophobic ways in which it has dealt with immigration. She does a masterful job of presenting this information. She presents the facts, with laws and direct quotes from America's past that really show how they have only ever wanted European immigrants, and have done their best to limit all other immigrants. She also discusses the ways they have dealt with Native Americans that were/are living here since before Europeans ever showed up and forcefully took their land.

All in all, Dunbar-Ortiz is incredibly knowledgeable about American history and her books really highlight that. I would recommend this book and all of her others to anyone. These should be read in schools.