A clear and concise A-to-Z of keywords that echo our current human
rights crisis As millions are forced to leave their nations of
origin as a result of political, economic, and environmental peril,
rising racism and xenophobia have led to increasingly harsh
policies. A mass-mediated political circus obscures both histories
of migration and longstanding definitions of words for people on
the move, fomenting widespread linguistic confusion. Under this
circus tent, there is no regard for history, legal advocacy, or
jurisprudence. Yet in a world where the differences between
"undocumented migrant" and "asylum seeker" can mean life or death,
words have weighty consequences. A timely antidote to this circus,
A is for Asylum Seeker reframes key words that describe people on
the move. Written to correct the de-meaning of terms by rhetoric
and policies based on dehumanization and profitable incarceration,
this glossary provides an intersectional and historically grounded
consideration of the words deployed in enflamed debate. Skipping
some letters of the alphabet while repeating others, thirty terms
cover everything from Asylum-seeker to Zero Tolerance Policy. Each
entry begins with a contemporary or historical story for
illustration and then proceeds to discuss the language politics of
the word. The book balances terms affected by current political
debates-such as "migrant," "refugee," and "illegal alien"-and terms
that offer historical context to these controversies, such as
"fugitive," "unhoused," and "vagrant." Rendered in both English and
Spanish, this book offers a unique perspective on the journeys,
histories, challenges, and aspirations of people on the move.
Enhancing the book's utility as an educational and organizing
resource, the author provides a list of works for further reading
as well as a directory of immigration-advocacy organizations
throughout the United States. ***** Un claro y breve abecedario de
palabras clave que hacen eco en nuestra crisis humanitaria
presente. Mientras millones son forzados de huir de sus naciones de
origen debido a peligro politico, economico, y ecologico, racismo y
xenofobia han llevado a politicas mas y mas severas. Un circo
politico en los medios oculta a ambas las historias de inmigracion
y las definiciones antiguas de palabras para personas en
movimiento, creando confusion linguistica amplia. Bajo esta carpa
de circo, no hay consideracion para historia, defensa legal, o
jurisprudencia. Pero en un mundo donde las diferencias entre
"migrante indocumentade" y "solicitante de asilo" pueden ser la
diferencia entre vida y muerte, palabras tienen consecuencias
graves. Un antidoto oportuno a este circo, A de Asilo re-enmarca
palabras claves que describen a personas en movimiento. Escrito
para corregir la de-significacion de terminos por retorica y
politicas basadas en deshumanizacion y encarcelacion lucrosa, este
glosario provee una consideracion interseccional e historica de las
palabras usadas en debate inflamado. Brincando a unas letras del
alfabeto mientras repite a otras, treinta terminos cubren todo
desde Asilo a Tolerancia Cero. Cada articulo empieza con una
historia contemporanea u historica para ilustrar, y despues discute
la politica alrededor de la palabra. El libro balancea terminos
impactados por debates politicos contemporaneos-como "migrante,"
"refugiado" y "extranjero ilegal"-y terminos que ofrecen contexto
historico a estas controversias, como "fugitivo" "sin casa" y
"vagante." Escrito en ingles y espanol, este libro ofrece una
perspectiva unica en las jornadas, historias, retos, y aspiraciones
de personas en movimiento. Aumentando la utilidad del libro como un
recurso educacional y organizacional, la autora provee una lista de
obras para mas lectura, igual que un directorio de organizaciones
de defensa de inmigrantes a traves de los Estados Unidos.
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