Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law.
The United States is committed to aggressive efforts to remove unauthorized immigrants while honoring its commitment to race neutrality. Yet immigration enforcement has disproportionately targeted Mexicans and Central Americans. The racial bias can be found at both the federal and local levels, wher...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2013-12-01
|
| Series: | Norteamérica |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/215 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849313364956676096 |
|---|---|
| author | Doris Marie Provine |
| author_facet | Doris Marie Provine |
| author_sort | Doris Marie Provine |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The United States is committed to aggressive efforts to remove unauthorized immigrants while honoring its commitment to race neutrality. Yet immigration enforcement has disproportionately targeted Mexicans and Central Americans. The racial bias can be found at both the federal and local levels, where local police are becoming increasingly involved in locating unauthorized immigrants. The local example featured here is Arizona because of its historical relationship with Mexico and its enthusiasm for immigration enforcement. I find that the current mix of federal and local enforcement discriminates racially through profiling, hyper-surveillance, abusive stops, problematic searches, and unwarranted detention. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-a84525815a7d4fbca1dc6e2efd736487 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1870-3550 2448-7228 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2013-12-01 |
| publisher | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Norteamérica |
| spelling | doaj-art-a84525815a7d4fbca1dc6e2efd7364872025-08-20T03:52:47ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoNorteamérica1870-35502448-72282013-12-0183Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law.Doris Marie Provine0Professor Emerita, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State UniversityThe United States is committed to aggressive efforts to remove unauthorized immigrants while honoring its commitment to race neutrality. Yet immigration enforcement has disproportionately targeted Mexicans and Central Americans. The racial bias can be found at both the federal and local levels, where local police are becoming increasingly involved in locating unauthorized immigrants. The local example featured here is Arizona because of its historical relationship with Mexico and its enthusiasm for immigration enforcement. I find that the current mix of federal and local enforcement discriminates racially through profiling, hyper-surveillance, abusive stops, problematic searches, and unwarranted detention.https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/215immigration enforcementethno/racial profilingpretextual stopsdevolutionplenary power. |
| spellingShingle | Doris Marie Provine Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law. Norteamérica immigration enforcement ethno/racial profiling pretextual stops devolution plenary power. |
| title | Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law. |
| title_full | Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law. |
| title_fullStr | Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law. |
| title_short | Institutional Racism in Enforcing Immigration Law. |
| title_sort | institutional racism in enforcing immigration law |
| topic | immigration enforcement ethno/racial profiling pretextual stops devolution plenary power. |
| url | https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/215 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dorismarieprovine institutionalracisminenforcingimmigrationlaw |