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The Biopolitics of Asylum Law in Texas: The Case of Mexicans Fleeing Drug Violence in Juárez

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Using Michel Foucault’s concept of biopower, this article examines the role of asylum law in the control of Mexican migration to the U.S., arguing that U.S. authorities are using asylum law as a new means of regulating Mexican immigration. The article relies on theoretical input and empirical data to prove that there are extra-legal and technical legal issues allowing for the biopolitical use of asylum law, usually linked to sovereign power.

Source: Norteamérica

DOI: 10.20999/nam.2013.c003

Authors: CISAN-UNAM, Ariadna Estévez

Institutions: Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Language: English

Topic: Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2180128807

FWCI: 1.032

Cites: 22

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10