people living in the UK were given the right to stay. However, in recent years, immigration laws have become more restrictive, and it is now estimated that nearly 50,000 long-term residents in the UK are at risk of being deported—many of them elderly. This is particularly problematic for the Windrush Generation, as “many of the Windrush generation had arrived as children on their parents' passports. And although they have lived in Britain for many decades—paying taxes and insurance—they never formally became British citizens.” This paper will discuss the issue of the Windrush Generation from a historical and contemporary vantage point to show what happened and… Continue Reading...
Identifying Optimal Immigration Policies
In 1870, the United States had a population of about 39 million people with virtually no immigration laws in place (U.S. historic population, 2017). In fact, it was not until several individual states began passing various types of immigration laws after the Civil War that the federal government enacted any limitations on immigration to the United States at all (Early American immigration policies, 2017). Although the situation in America is far different today, these early immigration policies were based on the same exclusionary issues that they are today. For instance, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Alien Contract Labor laws of 1885 and 1887 were… Continue Reading...
security? That is the question posed by the AP (2018)—and while enforcing immigration laws is certainly within the scope of ICE and its mandate, the worry that some communities have is that this crackdown on illegal immigration will upset a carefully crafted balance between whites and Latinos, one that has taken years to develop. In America, race is always an issue and one that many people seek to overcome in order to promote concepts of equality and fraternity. At the same time, the agenda of the Trump Administration is nothing new, as Hernandez (2008) shows: “as a critical enforcement practice within the… Continue Reading...
offers resources and materials detailing information against human trafficking, private sector, NGOs, concerned citizens, and officers involved in law enforcement (DHS, 2018). DHS also deals with immigration laws enforcement during the facilitation and streamlining of the legal process of immigration. In many ways the DHS has reformed the enforcement of immigration. The priority has been the elimination and identification of aliens posing danger to the safety of the public. Some employers bleach the immigration laws knowingly (DHS, 2018). DHS also targets such unethical employers.
The immigration department
The U.S. ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) aims at protecting Americans from illegal immigration and crimes across the border as well as from anything that might compromise the safety… Continue Reading...
immigration laws, and to criminalize or otherwise punish the very people who anti-trafficking advocates purport to protect.” Notwithstanding the social assistance that prostitutes receive in the process, the fact remains that their primary source of income is disrupted when law enforcement authorities crack down on prostitution. Indeed, Brock points out that, “Much of what is pursued in the name of a war on trafficking has troubling consequences for poor people around the world. Women are of course disproportionally represented among the poor.”
The other school of thought concerning prostitution maintains… Continue Reading...
many Muslim Americans mobilizing in the face of bias and anti-Muslim immigration laws.
Prior to 9/11 Muslim American communities had been targeted by authorities -- especially in the 1960s and 1970s when Muslim American leader like Malcolm X was assassinated, followed later by the assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Mohammed Ali was targeted for his refusal to fight in Vietnam as well as for his outspoken criticism of the cultural and political Establishment in America. These individuals inspired the next generation of Muslim Americans led by such diverse men as Louis Farrakhan to Chuck D. of Public Enemy (Turner,… Continue Reading...
