This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto Hardcover – June 4, 2019

I thought this was going to be a fluff piece, but I was blown away by how much I learned about immigration and migration around the world. It's a must read for anyone that thinks the wall in the US-Mexico border is a good idea, and for those like me, who thought I knew why immigration was good. It's GREAT.

Positive stories and solid information about the benefits of immigrants in the US. Good information. Enjoyed the book though sometimes it read like essays mashed together in one book

While I haven't quite finished this book, I am loving its information and the depths to which the author has dug into the worlds of immigrants who come (or try to) into the United States and other countries. A fairly long-time immigrant, the author has insights into the many circumstances that create immigrants, and more important how non-immigrants (like me) make inaccurate assumptions and judgments about why people migrate from their homes, following it up with the real reasons. There is an upcoming section yet to be read about how important immigration has been to America, and I'm looking forward to it. There are statistics about immigration but more than that, he tells stories about immigrants' former lives and life today based on visits and interviews. It is well worth your time.

This book lays out a passionate and well-researched argument for why immigrants move, and why immigrants are actually GOOD for the places they move to, as opposed to all the hate rhetoric we're hearing from politicians these days. Immigrants are "here" because Westerners colonized their countries, ruined their climates, allowed their multinationals to do business without accountability, and sold them arms, pillaging their resources and causing them to have to move. This will change the way you think and talk about immigrants. Finally, a response to so much hatred.

It was an interesting, good read. Kept me busy throughout the memorial day weekend. Although I wound differ from the author on certain aspects, I feel he gives a very balanced view of his perspective of America and most of the western world.

A thorough and historically grounded account of immigration worldwide, told from an immigrant’s perspective. The ravages of colonialism, the hypocrisy of nativism, the political opportunism of immigration - all told by an excellent storyteller, with wisdom and heart. I learned so much from this book.

This book lays out sound moral and practical arguments for immigration, both legal and illegal. Mehta is a talented writer who finds tragedy and inspiration in both statistics and personal stories.

I really wanted to like this book. It is informative, but it reads like a collection of rants. I'd like to be better informed on this issue, however this is not a format that I enjoy reading. It's hard for me to cut through the anger and find meaning. I read the first 50 or so pages and gave up. The "rant" format is not for me. Maybe someone else will write something a little better thought out so I can learn more about migration and immigration.

Some personal information to provide background. I am an immigrant living in the EU. I have been working in the pharmaceutical industry for many years and worked closely with people from India and even had a chance to spend time there. I was extremely excited to read this book because Suketu's Maximum City (about Mumbai) is one of my favorite books of all time.Oh boy, was I disappointed. While the topic Suketa has chosen to write on is important and the book is well written, the explanation of causes is simply moronic (and I use this word very seriously). The whole book is about how bad the West has treated the rest of the world during the imperial age and how they are still racists. I am not saying that this is wrong, but it's not the whole story.I come from Montenegro, a country of 13000 square km (basically the size of Connecticut). Even in a tiny country like this, we have migration from poorer north to richer south. Do you think that southerners are not "racist" against northerners in the same way described in this book even though they lived 200 km from each other? Now imagine someone moving from Iran to Kansas.In 250 pages of the book, it mildly suggests that some of the fault is also on immigrants or countries where they come from once (in one paragraph). Doesn't that make you think? Major victimhood mentality which I really do not appreciate.

People migrate for a valid reason and work hard to achieve their dreams in a county which is neither welcoming nor cheap to live . This book covers all aspects of migration and how migrants survive in alien land.

An angry but well researched rant that is the need of the hour. It's a global phenomenon as more right winged fascist regimes are being elected everywhere. I hope enough people read this book and a few are swayed from their pseudo nationalism.

It is great book to be read by all those who think they are reasonable, intellectual and liberal in the context of Humanity.

On time delivery, packing so nice butPoor product, as if used or had been kept for long, fully covered in dust.Best text On migrants.