I found myself very deeply interested in Garcia Hernandez’s book, Migrating to Prison, because his story and the stories of various people he managed to capture are so relatable to my life and the history of my family. Ever since last class, I have been thinking more and more…
Readings: Ayers, “Another World is Possible/Another Education is Necessary” and “Collins, The Way Forward…
In Amnesty or Abolition by Kelly Lytle Hernández, she explains the societal factors on why immigrants are not accepted, especially undocumented immigrants. Right now, we are still facing issues dealing with undocumented immigrants. Hernández states prisoners, felons, illegals, parolees…
In Amnesty or Abolition? Felon, illegals and the case for a new abolition movement by Kelly Lytle Hernández describes the history of our country’s (especially California’s) prison system and the disproportionate races in prison. In California, about 10%…
What?
There are many key points in this article that strike me as being crucial to understanding the issues we are still facing today related to mass incarceration and problems dealing with mass deportation as well. To start off, Juliet…
What? Building a critical consciousness surrounding immigration and incarceration is important to breaking down false and accusing sign systems are society has created. Garcia-Hernandez provides historical context to convey why our country treats immigrants and LatinX people the way we do…
I’ve come across the terms “amnesty” and “abolition” from a myriad of texts in regard to articles, textbooks and the labeling of notable organizations/events. To illustrate this point, “Amnesty International,” is the non-profit organization from the UK that advocates for human rights around the world, and…
Immigration has always been an issue, especially in the past few years with Donald Trump’s strict immigration/deportation laws. “In 1973, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) detained only 2,370 people every day… But by the…
One of the biggest and painful themes throughout César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández’s book Migrating to Prison is the use of migrants by the U.S. for cheap labor. He writes, “With migration comes the possibility of exploitation. Poor people of color are dispossessed…
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