POL SCI 124C Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Berlin Wall, Iron Curtain, Nothing Fails
22 Apr 2018
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The escalation of u. s. immigration control in the post nafta era. Expansion of cross-border economic activity paralleled by rapid expansion of border policing and rising tensions over prohibited cross border flows. International relations lit focus on economic and military border regulatory functions of state, but not policing. Considered as low politics compared to military conflict and cooperation (dominated by structural realism) U. s. mexico border: with nafta, paradox of a barricaded border (increasingly restrictive controls) and borderless economy (loosening controls over cross border economic activity) Policing less to do with deterrrence and more with managing appearance of a more secure and orderly border. Clinton, under domestic pressure announced aggressive measures against illegal immigration - ins budget tripled, much directed to border patrol. Occurred in an era of gov downsizing. 1996 immigration control legislation reinforced ing border enforcement strategy called prevention through deterrence (more equipment, people, penalties): inhibit illegal entry rather than apprehending entrants.
