Wrench in the Deportation Machine
Louis F. Post’s Objection to Mechanized Red Scare Bureaucracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11699753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Guariglia (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-77 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Ethnic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-5927 • E-ISSN: 1936-4695 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/jamerethnhist.38.1.0062 |
| OpenAlex | W2896830402 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Between the spring of 1920 and early 1921, the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Progressive-turned-bureaucrat Louis Freeland Post, refused to sign the warrants that would have been used to deport almost three thousand alleged immigrant radicals detained as a result of the Palmer Raids. Although this action has long been remembered as a triumph of US civil liberties, this article argues that Post’s objections to the deportations were grounded in his concern with the growing capabilities of mechanized bureaucracy and the tendency of these managerial technologies to discourage informed adjudication. Rather than opposing laws that would allow for the deportation of political radicals, Post vocally protested the “sign on the dotted line” style of governance he was expected to enact. As a result of his inaction, participants at every level of the emerging gate-keeping and immigration system objected to Post’s inability to let the deportation “machine” run
Adjudication · Bureaucracy · Deportation · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |