Border prophylaxis: Technology, illegality, and the government of immigration

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-138

  Inda, Jonathan Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borders; Government; Illegality; Immigration; Technology

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747722016     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374006066695     Document Type: Article

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