Open Borders: The Case Against Immigration Controls

Open Borders: The Case Against Immigration Controls
New Edition

'A very impressive achievement.' Ann Dummett, founder, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants / 'Teresa Hayter has written a formidably comprehensive book on the history, mechanisms, & debates surrounding immigration controls in Britain ... The crux of Hayter's argument is that immigration controls do not, will not, & should not work ... essential reading.' Red Pepper / In this new edition of Open Borders, Teresa Hayter assesses the impact of the increasing severity of border controls since they were first introduced & makes the controversial case for their abolition. Hayter focuses on postwar immigration controls, especially the use of such controls against the peoples of former European colonies & East Europeans, and their effects on asylum seekers. She examines the recent history of European coordination of border controls & the notion of 'Fortress Europe'. / Hayter argues that the existence of controls leads to great suffering & abuse of human rights, & that immigration controls are racist & help legitimate racism. She demonstrates that immigration controls have actually had a limited impact on controlling numbers. To illustrate her arguments, she draws on empirical material, especially from Britain in the 1980s & 1990s, relating in particular to the use of detention, arbitrary decision-making & the denial of benefits. She compares British government policies with policies elsewhere in Europe & calls for the free movement of people & the abolition of border controls. / The new edition brings this seminal work up to date with a lengthy preface exploring how the practices of the British government over the past few years has continued the process Hayter outlines in the main text - of abusive & irrational border controls & the criminalisation of entire communities. This second edition also updates the bibliography & list of campaigning groups, and ends with a new manifesto for a world without borders, declaring 'no one is illegal!'

Preface to Second edition / Introduction / 1. Migration, And Migratory Myths / 2. Border Controls / 3. Refugees: Tightening The Screw / 4. Resistance / 5. Open The Borders / Appendix / Bibliography / Index

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Links: No One is Illegal
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