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Constructed Movements - (Race, Labor Migration, and the Law) by  Ragini Shah (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Constructed Movements - (Race, Labor Migration, and the Law) by Ragini Shah (Paperback)

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  • A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program.
  • About the Author: Ragini Shah is Clinical Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, where she is founding director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic.
  • 204 Pages
  • Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement, Emigration & Immigration
  • Series Name: Race, Labor Migration, and the Law

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"At once theoretically sophisticated and poignantly written, Constructed Movements centers stories from communities in Mexico profoundly affected by emigration to the United States to show how migration extracts resources along racial lines. Ragini Shah chronicles how three interrelated dynamics-the maldistribution of public resources, the exploitation of migrant labor, and the US immigration enforcement regime-entrench the necessity of migration as a strategy for survival in Mexico. She also highlights the alternative visions elaborated by migrant community organizations that seek to end the conditions that force migration. Recognizing that reform without recompense will never right an unjust migratory system, Shah concludes with a forceful call for the US and Mexican governments to make abolitionist investments and reparative compensation to directly counteract this legacy of extraction"-- Provided by publisher.



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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.

At once theoretically sophisticated and poignantly written, Constructed Movements centers stories from communities in Mexico profoundly affected by emigration to the United States to show how migration extracts resources along racial lines. Ragini Shah chronicles how three interrelated dynamics--the maldistribution of public resources, the exploitation of migrant labor, and the US immigration enforcement regime--entrench the necessity of migration as a strategy for survival in Mexico. She also highlights the alternative visions elaborated by migrant community organizations that seek to end the conditions that force migration. Recognizing that reform without recompense will never right an unjust migratory system, Shah concludes with a forceful call for the US and Mexican governments to make abolitionist investments and reparative compensation to directly counteract this legacy of extraction.



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"Convincingly makes the case that migration is neither a symptom of nor a solution to inequality but is rather part of a racialized system of extraction perpetuated by both US and Mexican governments. Insightful and expertly argued."--Shannon Gleeson, coauthor of Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power

"Constructed Movements is a compelling and timely examination of the ways that racial capitalism extracts wealth from migrant communities. Ragini Shah expertly weaves personal narratives and insightful analysis to detail the processes of wealth extraction and to describe the resistance strategies of migrant communities, including the creation of structures to promote resilience and self-determination."--Carmen G. Gonzalez, coeditor of The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development

"Shah's bottom-up approach provides intergenerational accounts of living in a liminal space as commodities of extraction. Her rigorous ethnographic research and compelling arguments offer critical insights for understanding migration policy drivers and the human cost of migration. Essential reading for both students and scholars dedicated to shaping informed, humane migration policies."--Karla McKanders, Director, Thurgood Marshall Institute at NAACP Legal Defense Fund

"Shah couples a fine-grained account of the experiences of Mexican migrant families with incisive analysis of the economic, political, and legal dynamics that structure their decision making. This paradigm-shifting book makes a timely and important contribution to the literature on migration, gender, and racial capitalism."--Rachel E. Rosenbloom, Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law



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Ragini Shah is Clinical Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, where she is founding director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.8 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 204
Genre: Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement
Sub-Genre: Emigration & Immigration
Series Title: Race, Labor Migration, and the Law
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Ragini Shah
Language: English
Street Date: November 26, 2024
TCIN: 91830540
UPC: 9780520404472
Item Number (DPCI): 247-50-6592
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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