Criminal by Design: The Architecture of Harm in U.S. Immigration
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This is not a series about a broken system. This is the series about a system built to break people.
From policies that criminalize survival to institutions that profit from fear, the U.S. immigration system isn’t malfunctioning—it’s functioning exactly as designed.
This series exposes the mechanics behind that harm: the myths, the money, the manufactured illegality. But it also reveals the emotional cost—to families, to communities, and to our shared sense of justice.
Each piece is designed to stand alone—but together, they form a full architecture of injustice. And the beginnings of something better.
"We don’t have an immigration crisis. We have a humanity crisis—with legal backing."
📚 Series Contents
CH1: There Is No Line
The Legal Myth That Keeps the Fear Economy Alive
What if the line between legal and illegal isn’t real—but weaponized?
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CH2: This Isn’t About Safety
The Threat Narrative That Endangers Everyone
Fear sells. But it also destroys lives.
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CH3: The Fear Economy
Who Profits When We Panic
From private prisons to campaign war chests, fear has shareholders.
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CH4: The Border as Business
When Human Suffering Becomes a Revenue Stream
Suffering isn’t a side effect. It’s the business model.
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CH5: Ambushed at the Courthouse
When Following the Law Becomes the Trap
They tell you to do it the right way—then arrest you when you do.
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CH6: Punishment Without Proof
The Collapse of Due Process
Rights are being trampled in silence. And with our funding.
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CH7: Criminal by Design
How Illegality Is Manufactured
Illegality isn’t a condition. It’s an outcome—by design.
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CH8: The Economy of Exile
Who Benefits from Keeping People Disposable
When people are kept on the margins, someone is always cashing in.
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CH9: Obedience to What?
When the Law Conflicts with Justice
Obeying injustice is not virtue. It’s complicity.
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CH10: Children of the System
The Generational Toll of Immigration Policy
Even U.S. citizens are paying the price—with their childhoods.
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CH11: The Waiting Doesn’t End
Life Inside the Immigration Court Backlog
Limbo isn’t neutral. It’s trauma in slow motion.
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CH12: Compassion Is Not a Loophole
A Politics of Dehumanization
We’ve made helping a crime. But cruelty gets a budget.
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CH13: Redesigning the System
What a Just Immigration Policy Could Look Like
A better system isn’t just possible. It’s overdue.
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Reflection & Invitation:
This series isn’t just about immigration. It’s about the kind of country we’re building—and who we become in the process.
Use this hub to navigate, reflect, and share. And if any post strikes you—share it. Especially with those who still believe this system is broken.
Because it’s not broken.
It’s working.
And that’s the real crisis.
“We designed this. We can dismantle it. And we must.”
