Unbuild walls : why immigrant justice needs abolition / Silky Shah and Amna A. Akbar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shah, Silky, author.

Akbar, Amna A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illegal immigration--United States.

Illegal immigration.

Immigration enforcement--United States--History--21st century.

Immigration enforcement.

Prison abolition movements--United States--History--21st century.

Prison abolition movements.

Racial justice--United States--History--21st century.

Racial justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Haymarket Books, [2024]

Summary:

Silky Shah's 'Unbuild Walls' explores the intertwined nature of the U.S. immigration system and the criminal legal system, emphasizing the racialized violence and exploitation inherent in both. The book critiques historical and contemporary immigration policies, highlighting their roots in capitalism and colonialism. Shah argues for the abolition of the prison industrial complex as essential to immigrant justice, advocating for a society where all people's needs are met. The work is aimed at social change advocates and those involved in the migrant justice movement, offering an abolitionist perspective that connects immigration issues with broader struggles for racial and economic justice. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Prologue

Introduction

Part I: Immigration in the Era of Mass Incarceration

Chapter 1: The US Prison Boom and the Growth of Immigrant Detention

Chapter 2: Obama, Criminalization, and the Limits of Reform

Chapter 3: Deterring the Crisis: Prosecutions, Prisons, and the United States-Mexico Border

Part II: Organizing for Immigrant Justice

Chapter 4: From Legalization to Racial Justice: The Evolution of a Movement

Chapter 5: Private Prisons and the Demand to Defund

Chapter 6: Communities Not Cages

Part III: Making Abolition

Chapter 7: Abolitionist Approaches to System Change

Chapter 8: Beyond “Abolish ICE”

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

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ISBN:

9798888901038

OCLC:

1428901737