Date of Award

2025-08-01

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Philosophy

Advisor(s)

Michael Ball-Blakely

Abstract

In the thesis, I develop a philosophical account which is centered on immigration enforcement discrimination, surveillance and procedural justice. The thesis propounds two arguments. The first argument contends that the immigration enforcement of the United States (U.S.), including the use of surveillance technology, contributes to the structural injustice. The second argument is that the U.S. immigration surveillance and immigration enforcement should be qualified by procedural justice and constitutional democracy.

The thesis prioritizes the practice of the U.S. immigration policy, enforcement and how these promote structural injustice against non-citizens and citizens, specifically those who are Latinos living in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The research focus of prospective thesis would help us to comprehend how oppression and injustice have grappled immigration enforcement of the United States in contemporary time.

The thesis endeavors to provide philosophical accounts structural injustice in the context of tech-surveillance in the U.S.-Mexico border. The thesis also aims to philosophically brainstorm how procedural justice and constitutional democracy dovetail rights of 'would-be' immigrants, non-citizens, undocumented migrants, permanent residents and citizens residing in the U.S.-Mexico border-adjacent region.

Language

en

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Size

56 p.

File Format

application/pdf

Rights Holder

Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman

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