Rights, deportation, and detention in the age of immigration control / Tom K. Wong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wong, Tom K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration law.

Immigrants--Civil rights.

Immigrants.

Deportation.

Noncitizen detention centers.

Local Subjects:

Noncitizen detention centers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Immigration is among the most prominent, enduring, and contentious features of our globalized world. Yet, there is little systematic, cross-national research on why countries ""do what they do"" when it comes to their immigration policies. Rights, Deportation, and Detention in the Age of Immigration Control addresses this gap by examining what are arguably the most contested and dynamic immigration policies-immigration control-across 25 immigrant-receiving countries, including the U.S. and most of the European Union. The book addresses head on three of the most salient aspects of immigration c

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Selected Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

1. Immigration Control in the Age of Migration

2. Human Rights and Immigration Control Wrongs

3. Deportation Nations

4. The Labyrinth of Immigration Detention

5. An Effective Deterrent or Smoke and Mirrors?

6. Conclusion

Appendix 1. Methodological Notes in the Analysis of Ratification of the ICRMW

Appendix 2. Methodological Notes in the Analysis of Deportations

Appendix 3. Methodological Notes in the Analysis of Immigration Detention

Appendix 4. Methodological Notes in the Analysis of the Impact of Immigration Control

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780804794572

080479457X

OCLC:

923712256