CT250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: No One Is Illegal, Wage Theft, Wage Labour
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They are not chasing for benefits, but to flee bombs. Paradox - idea that if you close the border, you would limit the flow of immigrants in and out of the country. But in fact, the number of people enter increasing illegally. Ex, mexicans would cross the border to work and go back to their own country at night to be with their families. When the border is closed, people worry that they might not be able to cross back and forth. It forces people to look for means to survive and livelihood. Certain politicians mobilize these fears and insecurity and vulnerability and direct them at the wrong targets - to poor people/immigrants/all manners of press communities who were just to survive and have a life like the rest of us. To help immigrants to lighten up the issues. Education and activist components - help people to get in campaigns.
