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A Is For Asylum Seeker / A De Asilo [Toc], Rachel Ida Buff, Alejandra Oliva
A Is For Asylum Seeker / A De Asilo [Toc], Rachel Ida Buff, Alejandra Oliva
Sociology
A clear and concise A to Z of keywords that echo our current human rights crisis
As millions are forced to leave their nations of origin due to political, economic, and environmental peril, rising racism and xenophobia has led to increasingly harsh policies. A mass-mediated political circus obscures both histories of migration and longstanding definitions of words for people on the move, fomenting widespread linguistic confusion. Under this circus tent, there is no regard for history, legal advocacy, or jurisprudence. Yet in a world where the differences between “undocumented migrant” and “asylum seeker” can mean life or death, words have …