Wednesday 22 October 2008

Coheb

“controls can never be 'fair' to those subject to them. Nor can they ever be 'humane', in that the inevitable end game of all immigration control is forced, compulsory removal accompanied by the threat or actuality of legally sanctioned violence.”1
talks of a general system of immigration control in which workers in the medical and social sectors are conscripted to participate in.2
“immigration control can never have a benevolent face.”3
defends the “full restoration of all benefits and the end of all controls.” (Note this is in the context of asylum seeking)4
1S Cohen, “Breaking the Links and Pulling the Plug” in D Hayes and B Humphries (eds) , Social Work, Immigration and Asylum, (London: Jessica Kingsley, 2004) 7–10, 8.
2S Cohen, “Breaking the Links and Pulling the Plug” in D Hayes and B Humphries (eds) , Social Work, Immigration and Asylum, (London: Jessica Kingsley, 2004) 7–10, 8.
3S Cohen, “Breaking the Links and Pulling the Plug” in D Hayes and B Humphries (eds) , Social Work, Immigration and Asylum, (London: Jessica Kingsley, 2004) 7–10, 9.
4S Cohen, “Breaking the Links and Pulling the Plug” in D Hayes and B Humphries (eds) , Social Work, Immigration and Asylum, (London: Jessica Kingsley, 2004) 7–10, 10.

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