Stateless and Vulnerable: Race, Policing, and Citizenship in Pakistan.

Published In: PoLAR: Political & Legal Anthropology Review, 2023, v. 46, n. 1. P. 128 1 of 3
Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: Waseem, Zoha 3 of 3

Abstract

"CASH COWS": THE RACIALIZATION AND VULNERABILITY OF MIGRANTS IN POSTCOLONIAL PAKISTAN More than two million Bengali migrants live in Karachi, many of whom lack legal citizenship and are thus considered "stateless." As an NGO employee working for migrant rights in Karachi explained: These migrants are cash cows for the police. Police harassment can take multiple forms in Pakistan, but for these Bengali residents, the police presence serves as a "nuisance value." Such state-generated insecurity for racialized groups exacerbates the "security-migration nexus", leading to further policing of noncitizens as security threats, even when they are extensively utilized for labor in the interest of state and capital, as noted in Shona Loong's ([15]) work on Bangladeshi migrant workers in Singapore. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

Source:PoLAR: Political & Legal Anthropology Review. 2023/05, Vol. 46, Issue 1, p128
Document Type:Article
Subject Area:Law
Publication Date:2023
ISSN:1081-6976
DOI:10.1111/plar.12514
Accession Number:164936379
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