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Race, Criminal Justice, and Migration Control .  Enforcing the Boundaries of Belonging Edited by Mary Bosworth , Alpa Parmar , and Yolanda Vazquez A collection of essays that considers how societal practices, laws, and criminal justice institutions delineate who belongs and who does not, and how these factors affect racial minorities across the world, in strikingly uneven ways Brings race to the centre of its analysis in order to reveal how migration and its control is inherently racialized Demonstrates how the architecture of legislation, the process of criminal justice, and the institutions of criminal justice and border control conspire and coalesce to grant some people citizenship, while denying it to others Essential reading for lawyers, criminologists, criminal justice practitioners, migration scholars, and sociologists, as well as general readers approaching the topic for the first time (Subjects: criminal law; minorities; borders; criminology; sociology;...

New Release from MQUP  Twenty-First-Century Immigration to North America Newcomers in Turbulent Times Edited by Victoria Esses and Donald E. Abelson “A valuable book for scholars, students, policy makers, and practitioners, Twenty-First-Century Immigration to North America not only demonstrates the complexity of immigration, but also provides readers with a unique analytical lens, rich insights, and specific directions for future research.” -  Miu Chung Yan, University of British Columbia $34.95 (Paperback) Book details Overview A revealing assessment of the policies, practices, and impact of immigration to Canada and the United States. Human migration has reached an unprecedented level, and the numbers are expected to continue growing into the foreseeable future. Host societies and migrants face challenges in ensuring that the benefits of migration accrue to both parties, and that economic and socio-cultural costs are minimized. ...