Fun Facts
What is the cost per day to detain a person in prison for the taxpayers in the US system?
It is estimated that one day in US prison cost $166 to taxpayers
When did the US pass the Immigration Act?
The first federal legislation on migration was passed in 1882.
Which author defined illegality as "the product of immigration laws that ranks various categories of "aliens"
Nicholas P. De Genova-
According to Philip, what were immigration detention policies fueled by?
It focuses on how U.S. immigration detention policies were used to simultaneously facilitate the entry of European migrants to the East Coast of the U.S. and to preclude Asian migrants from entering the West Coast.
What is the purpose of the deportation regime?
represents a form of spatial control that reinforces the sovereignty of the state and limits the freedom of movement of non-citizens.
How long can an Asian immigration spend in detention on Angel Island?
Records show that some stayed from 2 weeks to 2 years.
When did the Congress pass the first law requiring the detention of certain immigrant
1893
What is the significance of the border?
"the Border" that provides the exemplary theater for staging the spectacle of "the illegal alien" that the law produces
Was the US Immigration Act successful?
We can look back at it and say that it was not so efficient since we have many record of agent giving bond to incoming migrant
Galina Cornelisse argues the trade off between _____ and ____
human rights and detention conditions
What was the most prevalent immigration to the West of the US?
Asian Immigrants were the majority of the migrants coming through the port of San Fransisco
When did the first privately owned immigration detention facility open?
1984
Which author argues that States employ restrictive tools like detention facilities to demonstrate control over its borders
Galina Cornelisse
What is the connection between homogeneity and territoriality?
States attempt to homogenize their populations through the expulsion of minorities
Which author examines the ways in which politics, profit, and the meaning of "custody" shapes detention regimes.
Torrey, Philip
What is the US's budget devoted to detention operations?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a $2 billion
In what year did the Congress hold a hearing to discuss the procedures for improving the identification, detention, and deportation of non-citizens with criminal convictions?
Less than a year after the ADAA’s enactment (a year after1893)
What were some shifts from the Medieval era to Monarchical regimes?
- With the emergence of state formation and territoriality came the idea of restricted rights
- gap between national and international law.
"it is necessary to prevent noncitizens from skipping out on immigration orders and to stop violent noncitizens from committing serious crimes in the future."
- what was Torrey Philips's counter argument to this?
DHS admitted that the 30,000 detainees held on that day had “a low propensity for violence” and only eleven percent had previously been convicted of a violent offense.17 Furthermore, “[b]etween 2009 and 2011, over half of all immigrant detainees had no criminal records
What is the purpose behind detention?
Desire to deter migration