dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy is deportation done instead of imprisonment or making people become documented? In other words, why does deportation exist?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down19
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareWhy is deportation done instead of imprisonment or making people become documented? In other words, why does deportation exist?dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·1 day agoRacism. Deportation has always been about keeping the US white. The first immigration law in the US was called the Chinese Exclusion Act and was passed to keep Western states white dominated.
Racism.
Deportation has always been about keeping the US white. The first immigration law in the US was called the Chinese Exclusion Act and was passed to keep Western states white dominated.