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orb1tal 's review for:
Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal
by Aviva Chomsky
took me a while to finish this book because i was taking notes at the same time, but i just gave up and finished.
a very very well-written introduction to the history of “undocumented” immigration in america, specifically touching on Mexican and Central American migrants. it begins with questioning the very notion of citizenship and establishment of borders (it has to do with white supremacy) and critiques different industries that would honestly collapse without exploiting migrant labour. i really appreciate the level of detail into different economic legislation especially, that highlights the need for discriminating against undocumented migrants.
for a book that is a bit over 10 years old, i think it’s still very important to read if you care any bit about migrants, immigrants and deportations — especially to the degree that ICE has brought terror into neighbourhoods across the country. i hope that chomsky can work on another, more recent edition that includes more legislative and political changes since this original 2014 publishing.
a very very well-written introduction to the history of “undocumented” immigration in america, specifically touching on Mexican and Central American migrants. it begins with questioning the very notion of citizenship and establishment of borders (it has to do with white supremacy) and critiques different industries that would honestly collapse without exploiting migrant labour. i really appreciate the level of detail into different economic legislation especially, that highlights the need for discriminating against undocumented migrants.
for a book that is a bit over 10 years old, i think it’s still very important to read if you care any bit about migrants, immigrants and deportations — especially to the degree that ICE has brought terror into neighbourhoods across the country. i hope that chomsky can work on another, more recent edition that includes more legislative and political changes since this original 2014 publishing.