![]() This bureaucracy and its technologies of surveillance (photography, fingerprinting, statistics) are very recent, but they have become an indelible part of our lives. Rather, they are created and enforced through a bureaucracy that produces censuses, surveys, and identity documents. John Torpey argues, however, that nationalism and national identity are not just ideological constructs. Currently, neoliberal Republicans who like the cheap labor immigrants provide are holding their tongues, under siege from Trump’s “America First” neo-nationalism. America’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants fear going into public or seeking public services at the risk of deportation. A close look at immigration enforcement at the border reveals the ambiguity of laws and police practices related to immigration status and the wide range of discretion many different kinds of officials have.īecause the United States economy depends a great deal on the relatively free flow of goods and people-investors, workers and tourists-controlling immigration is primarily an ideological problem. Meanwhile, journalists across the country are noting an increase in the activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This order took effect on March 15th, but immediately faced condemnation from diplomats and legal challenges from several states, and within two days had been ruled against by two federal judges. It removes restrictions on those who already have visas and Iraqi citizens. He issued a revised executive order on March 6th that maintained the ban on new immigration and refugees from six majority-Muslim countries in the Middle East. Immigration and national security remain at the top of President Trump’s agenda.
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