{"product_id":"targeting-immigrants-government-technology-and-ethics-paperback","title":"Targeting Immigrants: Government, Technology, and Ethics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Xavier Inda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is concerned with the government of \"illegal\" immigration since the passage of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1965, exploring how certain mentalities and intellectual machineries have rendered illegal immigrants as targets of government. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eExamines how various authorities have created knowledge about and constructed \"illegal\" immigration as an ethical problem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the tactics that have been deployed to govern immigration, particularly at the US-Mexico border.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing an ethnographic approach, draws on primary source materials - including government publications, archival documents, newspapers, and popular magazines.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudies measures (e.g. Operation Gatekeeper and Operation Hold-the-Line) for reforming the conduct of \"illegal\" immigrants in order to forestall illicit border crossings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrames the study of immigration within Foucauldian theories of governmentality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the role of numbers and statistics in constructing the \"illegal\" immigrant.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTargeting Immigrants\u003c\/i\u003e is concerned with the government of \"illegal\" immigration since passage of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1965. It explores how certain mentalities and intellectual machineries have rendered illegal immigrants as targets of government. It goes on to examine how authorities of various kinds - from social scientists, politicians, and government bureaucrats to policy analysts and the public at large - have created knowledge about and constructed illegal immigration as an ethical problem to be addressed and rectified. \u003ci\u003eTargeting Immigrants\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the tactics that have been deployed to govern immigration and to reform the conduct of illegal immigrants in order to prevent illicit border crossings, particularly at the US-Mexico border.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from printed source materials, including government publications, archival documents, newspapers, and popular magazines, this book traces the languages, voices, and subsequent actions of those authorized to make truth claims about illicit immigration. \u003ci\u003eTargeting Immigrants\u003c\/i\u003e will be invaluable to those studying immigration, the government of social life, and socio-cultural anthropology of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Xavier Inda\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana\/o Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.96 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45849059655877,"sku":"9781405112437","price":70.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dXpiQjhPMEd4aFplc0RIb3dKNWZtZz09.webp?v=1771429616","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/targeting-immigrants-government-technology-and-ethics-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}