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The Deportation Machine: America's Long History of Expelling Immigrants (Politics and Society in Modern America) by
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David Holmes
is 11% done
Major themes of the first two chapters so far:
1. The goal of the US deportation system is to remove immigrants primarily through voluntary departure and self-deportation, by terrorizing and immiserating them, and the formal deportation process is too expensive to use except as a threat driving the other two processes.
2. Nothing about what the administration is doing now is new. It's an old, old playbook.
— Sep 27, 2026 11:59PM
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1. The goal of the US deportation system is to remove immigrants primarily through voluntary departure and self-deportation, by terrorizing and immiserating them, and the formal deportation process is too expensive to use except as a threat driving the other two processes.
2. Nothing about what the administration is doing now is new. It's an old, old playbook.
Cristal
is 73% done
That was honestly an insane ride. Really paints a picture. A great book for understanding the deportation machine that’s been slowly building for centuries. I think it’s also a nice relief to have almost a guideline of what the deportation machine is because the book tells you all the parts and the end goal there’s no surprises.
— Jan 19, 2026 09:10PM
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