Citation
Hagan, Jacqueline Maria & Phillips, Scott (2008). Border Blunders: The Unanticipated Human and Economic Costs of the U.S. Approach to Immigration Control, 1986-2007. Criminology and Public Policy, 7(1), 83-94.Abstract
The article examines enforcement activities in the U.S. and draws attention to consequences of immigration policies that target migrants as criminals but ignore the hiring practices of employers who play a role in the recruitment of migrant labor. Migrants continued to pay the costs of the expansion of enforcement activities along the southwest border. Although evidence revealed that border and workplace enforcement operations had failed to deter unauthorized migration, the country continued to rely on an enforcement approach that was hard on migrants. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act increased the enforcement arm of the immigration authority by eliminating judicial review for immigrants eligible for deportation.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2008.00492.xReference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2008Journal Title
Criminology and Public PolicyAuthor(s)
Hagan, Jacqueline MariaPhillips, Scott