Borderlines
The Edges of US Capitalism, Immigration, and Democracy
Zer0 Books · Print & ebook · August 1, 2021
The current U.S. immigration nightmare is a product of capitalism.
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- Who it’s for
- Borderlines connects immigration’s material conditions to labor, class relations, and American democracy.
- Themes
- Capitalism and immigration, Migrant-citizen divisions, Cross-border working-class justice
- Genres
- Immigration Policy, Political Economy, Immigration & Emigration
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The current U.S. immigration nightmare is a product of capitalism. The familiar, heartbreaking stories of dangerous treks, migrant exploitation, asylum, family separation and detention all have their roots in the material conditions of the dominant economic system. Immigrants’ place in American democracy has long been intertwined with questions of cheap labor and exploitation, sovereign power, and the preservation of class relations.
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Through different facets of the immigration system, Borderlines explores how power and profit are perpetuated by the divisions between migrant and citizen and the resulting dehumanization of both. It demonstrates the necessity of a radical working-class demand for economic and political justice across borders and the edges of democracy.
Immigration and Capitalism
Borderlines connects immigration’s material conditions to labor, class relations, and American democracy.
Come here for
- How cheap labor shapes immigration
- The links between sovereign power and class relations
Expect
- An argument about divisions between migrant and citizen
- A case for economic and political justice across borders
Where it sits
| Immigration Policy | 43% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Emigration | 31% |
| Political Economy | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Immigration & Emigration Law
- Labor & Industrial Relations
- Human Rights
- Authors
- Daniel Melo
- Publisher
- Zer0 Books
- Published
- August 1, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Capitalism and immigration · Migrant-citizen divisions · Cross-border working-class justice
- Reading lane
- Immigration & Emigration Law