Luke de Noronha is a doctoral candidate in Anthropology at the University of Oxford (COMPAS). His doctoral project explores the deportation of ex-offenders from the UK to Jamaica. He is on Twitter @LukeEdeNoronha.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe ‘Windrush generation’ and ‘illegal immigrants’ are both our kinAs well as newfound sympathy for the Windrush generation, we should remember that ‘illegal immigrants’ are our kin, especially if we are to challenge the racism of the ‘hostile environment’.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery‘Foreign criminals’ and victims of trafficking—fantasies, categories and controlCasting migrants and smugglers as 'victims and villains' allows states to play saviour and legitimates immigration enforcement as the sole appropriate response.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Foreign criminals’ – questioning the consensus
It's taken as a given that foreign criminals should be deported. But is it really sensible or justified?