State of Exception of Illegal Immigrants in New York. “Trapped in the Golden Cage”

This article seeks to reveal the biopolitical power of the State through the control of bodies, disposition or interference in the lives of illegal immigrants from Puebla in New York. Our methodological strategy focused on retaking testimonies from 80 semi-structured and structured interviews and a...

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Autor: Guzmán Aguilar, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/57182
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmcpys/article/view/57182
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:power
biopolitics
bare life
state of exception
illegal immigrants.
poder
biopolítica
nuda vida
estado de excepción
inmigrantes ilegales.
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Sumario:This article seeks to reveal the biopolitical power of the State through the control of bodies, disposition or interference in the lives of illegal immigrants from Puebla in New York. Our methodological strategy focused on retaking testimonies from 80 semi-structured and structured interviews and a broad participant observation of their usual activities to determine the inclusion / exclusion of their life, lacking political qualities, rights and excluded from certain services. The results show how the biopolitical power of the State transcends the direct punishment of illegal immigrants as a result of their detention and deportation, while we provide information on individual actions that reflect ideas and beliefs of what is permissible during their stay and contexts in that society which enforces the punishment.