{"product_id":"9781405112437","title":"Targeting Immigrants Government, Technology, and Ethics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTargeting Immigrants\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGovernment, Technology, and Ethics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJonathan Xavier Inda\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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 \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJonathan Xavier Inda\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana\/o Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 November 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405112437\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378013040780,"sku":"9781405112437","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405112437.jpg?v=1780283070","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405112437","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}