

In the book, Bass explores the tension among Somali refugees and the predominantly white town of Lewiston, Maine. These policies are rooted in economic anxiety and a fear of different cultures tied to a deep- seeded racism in America exacerbated by post 9/11 concerns over terrorism.Īmy Bass offers a picture of this divided America in her new book One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and A Game That Brought Together A Divided Town, published this spring by Hachette Books. International college students, refugees, and asylum seekers are among those impacted. His attempts at banning people from certain countries from traveling to the United States has caused an uproar and affected the daily lives of thousands of people.

Since taking office, Donald Trump’s immigration policies have been controversial, to say the least.
