Helen Raleigh Ordre des livres

America has always been and will continue to be a country of immigrants. In The Broken Welcome Mat, immigration expert Helen Raleigh weaves in her own experiences as a Chinese immigrant with U.S. history to create a vivid picture of the evolution of America's immigration policies and the challenges we face today. Intelligent, sensible, and witty, The Broken Welcome Mat provides a road map for improving America's immigration system and creating a better, more united country for generations to come.

By the time one finishes reading this penetrating book of history, politics, and public health, the very real COVID-19 crisis of 2020 becomes a metaphor for China's quest for hegemony. Helen Raleigh shows how Communist China, like the virus that began there, has spread its influene aggressively around the world. She concludes, however, that China's aggression has backfired, as much of the rest of the world, especially powerful nations like the United States, though initially caught off guard, have begun a retaliation against China's aggression and mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak