Migrant Futures Archives - Public Books https://www.publicbooks.org/pbseries/migrant-futures/ a magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:17:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.publicbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-favicon-2-300x300.png Migrant Futures Archives - Public Books https://www.publicbooks.org/pbseries/migrant-futures/ 32 32 Let Families and Communities Seek Asylum Together https://www.publicbooks.org/let-families-and-communities-seek-asylum-together/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:00:36 +0000 https://www.publicbooks.org/?p=44069 Why not redefine our asylum system to accommodate the complex and multiple reasons people flee?[none-for-homepage]

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]]> Refuge: Denied. Asylum: Pending https://www.publicbooks.org/refuge-denied-asylum-pending/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:00:32 +0000 https://www.publicbooks.org/?p=44239 The United States originates in settler colonialism, slavery, empire, and a long history of giving refuge to some while refusing refuge to others.

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]]> Borders Don’t Stop Violence—They Create It https://www.publicbooks.org/borders-dont-stop-violence-they-create-it/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:00:38 +0000 https://www.publicbooks.org/?p=44052 The “border” is not a line on the ground, but a tool to enable violence and surveillance.

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]]> Abolish Migrant Prisons: A Manifesto https://www.publicbooks.org/abolish-migrant-prisons-a-manifesto/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:00:22 +0000 https://www.publicbooks.org/?p=44083 So long as the state can criminalize movement and eliminate groups deemed undesirable, no one is free.

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]]> From “Crisis” to Futurity https://www.publicbooks.org/from-crisis-to-futurity-migration-and-borderlands-in-the-21st-century/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:00:30 +0000 https://www.publicbooks.org/?p=44213 Introducing a new series to push forward our thinking and action about immigration and borders.

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