<p><b>A clear and concise A to Z of keywords that echo our current human rights crisis</b><br><br>As millions are forced to leave their nations of origin due to political economic and environmental peril rising racism and xenophobia has led to increasingly harsh policies. A mass-mediated political circus obscures both histories of migration and longstanding definitions of words for people on the move fomenting widespread linguistic confusion. Under this circus tent there is no regard for history legal advocacy or jurisprudence. Yet in a world where the differences between undocumented migrant and asylum seeker can mean life or death words have weighty consequences. <br><br>A timely antidote to this circus <i>A is for Asylum Seeker</i> reframes key words that describe people on the move. Written to correct the de-meaning of terms by rhetoric and policies based on dehumanization and profitable incarceration this glossary provides an intersectional and historically grounded consideration of the words deployed in enflamed debate. Skipping some letters of the alphabet while repeating others thirty terms cover everything from Asylum-seeker to Zero Tolerance Policy. Each entry begins with a contemporary or historical story for illustration and then proceeds to discuss the language politics of the word. The book balances terms impacted by current political debates-such as migrant refugee and illegal alien-and terms that offer historical context to these controversies such as fugitive unhoused and vagrant.<br><br>Rendered in both English and Spanish this book offers a unique perspective on the journeys histories challenges and aspirations of people on the move. Enhancing the book's utility as an educational and organizing resource the author provides a list of works for further reading as well as a directory of immigration advocacy organizations throughout the United States.<br><br>*****<br><b>Un claro y breve abecedario de palabras clave que hacen eco en nuestra crisis humanitaria presente. </b><br><br>Mientras millones son forzados de huir de sus naciones de origen debido a peligro pol��tico econ��mico y ecol��gico racismo y xenofobia han llevado a pol��ticas m��s y m��s severas. Un circo pol��tico en los medios oculta a ambas las historias de inmigraci��n y las definiciones antiguas de palabras para personas en movimiento creando confusi��n ling����stica amplia. Bajo esta carpa de circo no hay consideraci��n para historia defensa legal o jurisprudencia. Pero en un mundo donde las diferencias entre migrante indocumentade y solicitante de asilo pueden ser la diferencia entre vida y muerte palabras tienen consecuencias graves. <br><br>Un ant��doto oportuno a este circo <i>A de Asilo </i>re-enmarca palabras claves que describen a personas en movimiento. Escrito para corregir la de-significaci��n de t��rminos por ret��rica y pol��ticas basadas en deshumanizaci��n y encarcelaci��n lucrosa este glosario provee una consideraci��n interseccional e hist��rica de las palabras usadas en debate inflamado. Brincando a unas letras del alfabeto mientras repite a otras treinta t��rminos cubren todo desde Asilo a Tolerancia Cero. Cada art��culo empieza con una historia contempor��nea u hist��rica para ilustrar y despu��s discute la pol��tica alrededor de la palabra. El libro balancea t��rminos impactados por debates pol��ticos contempor��neos-como migrante refugiado y extranjero ilegal-y t��rminos que ofrecen contexto hist��rico a estas controversias como fugitivo sin casa y vagante.<br><br>Escrito en ingl��s y espa��ol este libro ofrece una perspectiva ��nica en las jornadas historias retos y aspiraciones de personas en movimiento. Aumentando la utilidad del libro como un recurso educacional y organizacional la autora provee una lista de obras para m��s lectura igual que un directorio de organizaciones de defensa de inmigrantes a trav��s de los Estados Unidos.</p>
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