I’m halfway through @crimmigration’s new book “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking up Immigrants,” and I had to stop and share this.
Haven’t finished it yet, but I can already recommend it whole-heartedly, especially for those wanting to learn how we got here.
Haven’t finished it yet, but I can already recommend it whole-heartedly, especially for those wanting to learn how we got here.
This particular passage hits home because my first-ever client was one of the 2,228 people released in 2013 for budget reasons.
He had lived in the US for years, was married to a US citizen, and his only “criminal conviction” was a ticket for using a fake driver’s license.
He had lived in the US for years, was married to a US citizen, and his only “criminal conviction” was a ticket for using a fake driver’s license.
Just highlighting this other passage from @crimmigration’s new book, because damn, it is 100% correct.
Just finished “Migrating to Prison.”
It is well-written, easy to follow, and lays out in stark terms why it is a moral imperative to rethink the very idea of immigration prisons.
Highly recommend!
It is well-written, easy to follow, and lays out in stark terms why it is a moral imperative to rethink the very idea of immigration prisons.
Highly recommend!
