Open Borders - The Case Against Immigration Controls (Paperback, 2nd edition)

In this new edition of Open Borders, Teresa Hayter assesses the impact of the increasing severity of border controls since they were first introduced & makes the controversial case for their abolition. Hayter focuses on postwar immigration controls, especially the use of such controls against the peoples of former European colonies & East Europeans, and their effects on asylum seekers. She examines the recent history of European coordination of border controls & the notion of 'Fortress Europe'. Hayter argues that the existence of controls leads to great suffering & abuse of human rights, & that immigration controls are racist & help legitimate racism. She demonstrates that immigration controls have actually had a limited impact on controlling numbers. Britain in the 1980s & 1990s, relating in particular to the use of detention, arbitrary decision-making & the denial of benefits. She compares British government policies with policies elsewhere in Europe & calls for the free movement of people & the abolition of border controls. The new edition brings this seminal work up to date with a lengthy preface exploring how the practices of the British government over the past few years has continued the process Hayter outlines in the main text - of abusive & irrational border controls & the criminalisation of entire communities. This second edition also updates the bibliography & list of campaigning groups, and ends-with a new manifesto for a world without borders, declaring 'no one is illegal '

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	Teresa Hayter
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	234
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-2244-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration
LSN:	0-7453-2244-1
Barcode:	9780745322445

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