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Impossible SubjectsBook

by Mae M. Ngai

Who uses, recommends or left Impossible Subjects, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Caitlin Dickerson
Caitlin Dickerson is a journalist at The Atlantic.
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So, I'm going to recommend um Impossible Subjects by May Nye. This is kind of a holy grail book for immigration nerds, but it's eminently readable and it tells the story of Americans relationship to immigrants. Um really helps people understand how we reached this moment and how immigration enforcement has really always been subjective. You know, it's never been as simple as figuring out who's legal and who isn't.

Answering The Ezra Klein Show's closing question, three books to recommend, in “Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump's Deportation Agenda Is Going” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-caitlin-dickerson.html). Quoted from the episode's YouTube auto-captions.

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