Punishing Immigrants: Policy, Politics, and Injustice - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 081474902X ISBN 13: 9780814749029

Casa editrice: New York Univ Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Arizona’s controversial new immigration bill is just the latest of many steps in the new criminalization of immigrants. While many cite the presumed criminality of illegal aliens as an excuse for ever-harsher immigration policies, it has in fact been well-established that immigrants commit less crime, and in particular less violent crime, than the native-born and that their presence in communities is not associated with higher crime rates. Punishing Immigrants moves beyond debunking the presumed crime and immigration linkage, broadening the focus to encompass issues relevant to law and society, immigration and refugee policy, and victimization, as well as crime. The original essays in this volume uncover and identify the unanticipated and hidden consequences of immigration policies and practices here and abroad at a time when immigration to the U.S. is near an all-time high. Ultimately, Punishing Immigrants illuminates the nuanced and layered realities of immigrants’ lives, describing the varying complexities surrounding immigration, crime, law, and victimization. Podcast: Susan Bibler Coutin, on the process and effects of deportation —Listen here.

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Recensione:

"Contrary to public opinion, immigrants commit less crime than native-born Americans, yet after 9/11 and in the midst of a stagnant economy, new anti-immigrant laws have emerged that have brutal consequences for unauthorized immigrants and manifold unanticipated consequences for U.S. citizens, particularly Latinos. Punishing Immigrants brings these anticipated and unanticipated consequences to the fore, and vividly illustrates the 'layered realities' of immigrants' lives at a time when social control and immigration is near an all-time high."-Jennifer Lee, co-author of " --The Diversity Paradox: Immigration and the Color Line in 21st Century America"

L'autore:

Charis E. Kubrin is Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine and author of many books, including Privileged Places: Race, Residence, and the Structure of Opportunity.

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• Editore: New York Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 081474902X
• ISBN 13: 9780814749029
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 263
• Redattore: Kubrin Charis E., Zatz Marjorie S., Martinez Ramiro Jr.