This thorough analysis of immigration governance in Spain explores the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion at play at one of Europes southern borders. Drawing on interviews with policymakers and from parliamentary debates, laws, and policy documents, David Moffette reveals the complicated legal obstacles facing migrants with precarious immigration status. He shows how issues of culture, labour, and security intersect to create a regime of migration governance that is at once progressive and repressive. This book contributes to debates in socio-legal, border, and citizenship studies.
1 Studying the Governing of Irregular Migration
2 Early Problematizations: Immigrants, Foreign Workers, and Illegals
3 Culture: Race, Religion, and the National Imaginary
4 Labour: Flows, Workers, and the Labour Market
5 Security: Threats, Crime, and State Sovereignty
6 Multiscalar Governance: Borderwork, Desirability, and Deportability
7 Governing Immigration through Probation
Notes; References; Index
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