Chapter 7

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Disposable Labor and the

Impacts of Deportation

Class Goals• Develop an understanding of how the

experiences of deportees vary across the four countries.

• Develop an understanding of how deportees’ reintegration experiences are connected to global capitalism.

Jamaica: Stigma, Emotional and Financial Hardship

Dominican deportees: Criminalization

Guatemala: Tattoos and Call Centers

• Tattooed deportees face stigma, danger, and harassment

• English-speaking deportees can get jobs in call centers

BrazilWhy is there no stigma attached to deportees in Brazil?

Do Brazilian deportees face obstacles?

Questions for Discussion

• What are some of the ways that Jamaican deportees experience gendered shame? How is this related to masculinity?

• Why are Dominican deportees officially stigmatized?• What are some of the unique obstacles Guatemalan

deportees with tattoos face? • How are the experiences of Brazilian deportees

different from those from other countries? Why?• What are some of the ways that the author

connects the deportees’ reintegration experiences to global capitalism?

Class Goals: RECAP• Develop an understanding of how the

experiences of deportees vary across the four countries.

• Develop an understanding of how deportees’ reintegration experiences are connected to global capitalism.