Emphasizing the 'Complex' in the 'Immigration Industrial Complex
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2370134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Trujillo-Pagan (0000-0002-3279-1535, Wayne State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-46 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0896920512469888 |
| OpenAlex | W2335754329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 45 |
This article contributes to scholarship that conceptualizes an 'immigration industrial complex', but argues against assertions that the complex represents a 'confluence of interests' or an unintended consequence of immigration policy enforcement. Instead, law regulates immigration and constructs 'illegality' in the interests of global (US) capital. This analysis has two implications. First, private government contractors are only one segment within a broader complex. Second, enforcement through policing, detention, and deportation may not appear to serve the short-term interests of businesses that depend on undocumented workers, but these practices reflect state investment in the expansion and accumulation of capital. The article refocuses attention toward our collective 'race to the bottom
Deportation · Enforcement · Globalization · Immigration · Immigration law · Immigration policy · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Race to the bottom · Scholarship · Sociology · Unintended consequences · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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Pursuant to Deportation
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Detained
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Anti-immigrant Sentiment and the Problem of Reproduction/Maintenance in Mexican Immigration to the United States
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Unauthorized Immigration to the United States
Migrant "Illegality" and Deportability in Everyday Life
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |