Linda Barrett Osborne

A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, Linda Barrett Osborne's This Land is Our Land "explores the history of American immigration from the early colonization of the continent to the contemporary discussions involving undocumented aliens."*

American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find...