The Biopolitics of Asylum Law in Texas: The Case of Mexicans Fleeing Drug Violence in Juárez1

Q3 Social Sciences

Norteamerica Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI:10.1016/S1870-3550(13)71783-X

Ariadna Estévez

引用次数: 2

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.

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德克萨斯州庇护法的生命政治:Juárez1墨西哥人逃离毒品暴力的案例

本文运用米歇尔·福柯(Michel Foucault)的生物权力(biopower)概念，探讨了庇护法在控制墨西哥移民到美国的过程中所扮演的角色，认为美国当局正在利用庇护法作为监管墨西哥移民的新手段。本文依靠理论输入和经验数据来证明，存在法外和技术法律问题，允许庇护法的生物政治使用，通常与主权权力有关。

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Norteamerica Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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0.50

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20 weeks

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