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The economics of state violence: Explaining mass deportation

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Over the past twenty years, the U.S. government has deported approximately 5 million people, one of the largest forced population movements of modern times. Drawing on ethnographic and quantitative data from Southern California, I describe the devastating economic, social, and emotional impacts of deportation on families, households, and communities. High rates of deportation usually are framed by policymakers as a public good, but the data reported in this study suggest they may have widespread negative repercussions not just for the deported and their loved ones but for the country as a whole, especially in regions with large immigrant populations. In addition, I speculate about why such clearly damaging policies continue to exist despite their economic liabilities and how to understand the policy landscape that maintains them.

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  • Beth F. Baker, 2022. "The economics of state violence: Explaining mass deportation," Economic Anthropology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 9(1), pages 125-136, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecanth:v:9:y:2022:i:1:p:125-136
    DOI: 10.1002/sea2.12222
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    1. Brandon D. Lundy, 2011. "Dearly Deported: Social Citizenship of Undocumented Minors in the US," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 8(1), pages 55-66, April.
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