deportation policy

The deportation policy when it came to families and morality was very interesting to me. The idea of family unity and not breaking up the family. On page 80 there is the story of the male head of household being a hero for stealing food for his family. I realize this is not what the entire book is about but these kind of stories kept pulling me back. I found it really interesting how the family unit was more important to some officials then to others. It is also interesting how there were strings attached in some cases (i.e. the example on pg 80 of what would cost the public more).
I think one of the really interesting points of the book came on page 79 where Ngai described how the immigration officers took it upon themselves to become morality officers. Not only did they become morality officers but they basically decided that women, even if they had a job, could not fend for themselves.
So in closing, that is one particular part of the book that interested me and even though it was a minisule part of the story, I felt it was one worth mentioning.