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Borderlines: The Edges of US Capitalism, Immigration, And Democracy

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The current U.S. immigration nightmare is a product of capitalism. The familiar, heartbreaking stories of dangerous treks, migrant exploitation, asylum, family separation and detention all have their roots in the material conditions of the dominant economic system. Immigrants’ place in American democracy has long been intertwined with questions of cheap labor and exploitation, sovereign power, and the preservation of class relations. Through different facets of the immigration system, Borderlines explores how power and profit are perpetuated by the divisions between migrant and citizen and the resulting dehumanization of both. It demonstrates the necessity of a radical working-class demand for economic and political justice across borders and the edges of democracy.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 30, 2021

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Daniel Melo

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DANIEL MELO nasceu em Bruxelas, em 1970. Licenciado em História (FCSH-UNL, 1992), mestre em História dos Séculos XIX-XX (FCSH-UNL, 1997) e doutor em História Moderna e Contemporânea (ISCTE-IUL, 2003). Presentemente, é investigador de pós-doutoramento no Centro de História d'Aquém e d'Além-Mar (CHAM-FCSH/UNL/UAç), com o porjecto As políticas culturais e o mundo do livro (bookcult) - estudo do intercâmbio internacional na área ibero-americana (do pós-guerra ao final do século XX). Foi investigador associado do Centro de Estudos de História Contemporânea Portuguesa (ISCTE-IUL) e do ICS-UL. As suas áreas de interesse actuais são: associativismo voluntário; nacionalismo e regionalismo; migrações; identidade e política culturais; leitura pública e bibliotecas.

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