The current U.S. immigration nightmare is a product of capitalism.
The familiar, heartbreaking stories of dangerous treks, migrant
exploitation, asylum, family separation and detention all have their
roots in the material conditions of the dominant economic system.
Immigrants’ place in American democracy has long been intertwined
with questions of cheap labor and exploitation, sovereign power, and
the preservation of class relations. Through different facets of the
immigration system, Borderlines explores how power and profit
are perpetuated by the divisions between migrant and citizen and the
resulting dehumanization of both. It demonstrates the necessity of a
radical working-class demand for economic and political justice
across borders and the edges of democracy.
