Michael G. Kagan

“Refreshing clarity and heart ... an unusually accessible primer on immigration law and a valuable guide to the ways it currently works to perpetuate an excluded immigrant underclass with diminished rights.”

“Michael Kagan’s book paints a picture of Vegas that most people never see: families struggling to stay together despite ICE's  efforts to rip them apart, as well as activists, advocates and immigration lawyers fighting from strip malls for justice in their communities. ... I highly recommend it.”

“This book is unlike any other immigration book I have ever read.”

“Kagan’s narrative and personal style adds to the immigration law literature what so many other books lack: compassion. Kagan shows us that immigration law is ultimately about the neighbors who disappear, and the inhumane system of immigration laws that makes it possible.”

“Michael Kagan has written one of the most straightforward guidebooks to our complicated, illogical and often cruel immigration system I’ve read. ... Those repelled by our polarized immigration debate dominated by voices of the shrill and uninformed can look to Kagan for nuance, reflective analysis and understanding.”

“Converts headlines into personal tales of struggles to circumvent and survive immigration policing in the modern era. … That’s a story that should be told, and Kagan does it remarkably well.”

“Can’t recommend it highly enough ... Riveting, horrifying, raw and personal. Kagan uses real people who make up the unseen fabric of Vegas to tell harrowing stories. When it comes to politicians, he spares no one ... Kagan shows the toll the system has taken on him and society. He also has ideas for solutions.”

“Kagan showcases his first book with a bang, combining the changes in our country nationally with the way immigration has unfolded in his community.”

“What makes it valuable is its focus on how those policies play out in one city — one that, for all its quirks, exemplifies the nation at large.”

“Kagan tells this story not just as a frontline immigration 

lawyer, but also as a citizen, as a friend, and a parent. His intensely personal account converts headlines, complicated and punitive legal processes, and unjust bureaucratic procedures into the personal stories … This is the immigration story that needs to be told … Could not be more timely.”

“Kagan speaks to several audiences at the same time—to law students and lawyers seeking inspiration and lessons from his experience, to immigrants who desperately want to stay in the United States as offering our communities unmeasured value, and to neighbors and others seeking ready responses to counter the prevailing, but false, immigration narratives ”