Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
Fall 11-2017
Abstract
Distinct differences exist between the phrases “criminal” and “immigrant” but moral panic has caused people to gravitate to use one term to address illegal immigration; Crimmigration. The current study seeks to contribute to the limited field of qualitative research on illegal immigration commonalities in migration experiences and characteristics of the immigrant. Qualitative semi structured interviews of detained men in an Immigration Detention Center will be conducted in efforts to illustrate the migration and detainment experience. This exploratory research contributes to the reformation of current immigration legislation and social perceptions of immigrants in the United States in hopes to eliminate the criminalization of immigration.
Recommended Citation
Malboeuf, Michaela and Koski, Connie, "Voices from Detention: An Exploration of Undocumented Immigrants' Journeys" (2017). Selected Publications. 1.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/osr_selected/1
Included in
Criminology Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons
