Monika Internship Notetaking Document
June 12 Meeting –
The objective of this internship is to create a syllabus using the Immigration And site as a model.
Action Items:
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Bring takeaways from my five assigned sections of the syllabus
Settler Colonialism:
“Unsettling the Border” by Sherally Munshi
Takeaways:
The United States has operated under settler colonialism since its inception. It has consciously expanded
into indigenous peoples’ territories and settled, displacing many indigenous people. The idea that the
United States functions as a settler colonial society is essential to a modern view of immigration because
it brings into question the right of the U.S. to debase and subordinate prospecting immigrants. How can
the United States treat immigrants so poorly when most U.S. citizens are they themselves outsiders on
indigenous land?
Immigration lawmakers often back themselves into the narrow view of “there is a border here. Here is
who is allowed to cross it given these reasons.” While it is easy to see immigration as just crossing a
border, it doesn’t provide a whole or just understanding of immigration.
It is of utmost importance in immigration law that the history of the border is understood as well as its
location. At the crossing point between Immigration and Settler Colonialism you can find the truth that
our borders are not justifiably settled, or truly settled at all.
Health Justice:
History:
Abolitionist Future:
Black Lives Matter:
Next Meeting: Saturday at 4:00PM
Necessary Action: Bring takeaways from my five assigned sections of the syllabus.