"Borders - whether settled or contested, violent or calm, closed or open - may have a direct, and often acute, human impact. Those affected may be people living nearby, those attempting to cross them and even those who succeed in doing so. At the border, vulnerable refugee and m…
Rendered in vivid detail, 'Paper Citizens' not only shows how illegal immigrants acquire false papers, but also sheds light on the consequences this will have for global security in the post 9/11 world.
Rendered in vivid detail, 'Paper Citizens' not only shows how illegal immigrants acquire false papers, but also sheds light on the consequences this will have for global security in the post 9/11 world.
"The conventional wisdom about undocumented immigrants is wrong. Most of the world's illegal immigrants are not migrating to the United States - they are relocating to countries in the vast developing world. And when they arrive in countries like India and Malaysia - all of whic…
Rendered in vivid detail, 'Paper Citizens' not only shows how illegal immigrants acquire false papers, but also sheds light on the consequences this will have for global security in the post 9/11 world.
"When we think of illegal immigrants, we typically think about people from developing countries - Mexico, El Salvador, Peru, Pakistan, Nigeria - entering developed countries - the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany. According to conventional wisdom, those who …
Acknowledgements. List of Acronyms. Introduction: A Paradox: Illegal Immigrants As Citizens. Part 1: The Process. 1. Searching for Illegal Immigrants. 2. Networks of Complicity. 3. Blurred Membership. 4. Documentary Citizenship. Part II: The Proof. 5. Voters Across Borders. 6. T…