Immigration and American democracy : subverting the rule of law / Robert Koulish.

Introduction
Framing "illegal aliens" : sovereignty, plenary powers, and discretion
Criminalizing immigration
Neoliberalism, risk, and immigration control
Privatization of immigration control
Race, class, and the border fence fiasco
The federalization of sovereign control : outsourcing immigration enforcement authority to state and local officials
Immigration resistance or immigrant control : the technology game is on
President Obama's new emphasis on immigration control
Conclusion.