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Synopsis
'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, and debates surrounding immigration controls in Britain ... The crux of Hayter's argument is that immigration controls do not, will not, and should not work ... essential reading.' Red Pepper
In Open Borders, Teresa Hayter assesses the impact of the increasing severity of border controls since they were first introduced and 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 and East Europeans, and their effects on asylum seekers. She examines the recent history of European coordination of border controls and the notion of ‘Fortress Europe’.
Hayter argues that the existence of controls leads to great suffering and abuse of human rights, and that immigration controls are racist and help legitimate racism. She also 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 and 1990s, relating in particular to the use of detention, arbitrary decision-making and the denial of benefits. She compares British government policies with policies elsewhere in Europe and calls for the free movement of people and the abolition of border controls.
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About the Author
Teresa Hayter is an activist and writer who in recent years has been active in a variety of anti-racist campaigns and organisations opposed to the injustices of detention without trial of migrants and refugees. She is the author of Open Borders (Pluto Press, 2004).
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'A very impressive achievement.' Ann Dummett, founder, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
'Excellent ... Challenges common-sense views and sheds new light on the issue of asylum and immigration.' Daniele Joly, Director, Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations, Warwick University.
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- PublisherPluto Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0745315429
- ISBN 13 9780745315423
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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