Just doing a little light reading because, you know…

Pretty much every sentence in Walia’s book is a powerhouse meal of critical information. I highly recommend it if you’re someone who is trying to find your way through this time in our shared history.

From Border and Rule,

“We are told that immigration policy is about law and order, not racial exclusion in an allegedly post-racial society. But there is no objective fact of migrant illegality; as Catherine Dauvergne maintains, ‘Illegal migration is a product of migration law. Without legal prohibition, there is no illegality.’ While borders are hierarchically organized and permeable for white expats, a handpicked immigrant diaspora, and the rich investor class, they form a fortress against the millions in the “deportspora” who are shut out, immobilized, and expelled. The global turn toward deportation and detention as the central means of immigration enforcement is attendant to the rise of neoliberalism.”

That’s just in the Introduction…

What will our leaders do? What will we do?

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” ~ Sophocles, Antigone