This book was such a well written and comprehensive look at the immigration system here in the United States, specifically the way in which this country detains immigrants and refugees using the entry fiction. I found it so powerful how the book followed the stories of specific people over the course of more than a century to demonstrate how things have developed and deteriorated over time. It was maddening to read about the horrible things that people seeking refugee status had to endure, as well as how the detainment of these refugees fed into the creation of the privatized prison system. This book highlights so clearly the way in which this country needs to do better in its treatment of immigrants.