A View of Post-9/11 Justice from Below

In: Peace review: peace, security & global change, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 141-148

Abstract

Examines discrimination against New York City taxi drivers following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The public policy surrounding the profession -- including the 1970s transition from taxis as a union-based trade to an assortment of self-employed contractors -- prefaces the marginalized situation facing the predominately immigrant workforce. Fear of terrorism fueled prejudices against drivers from, or perceived to be from, Muslim backgrounds, & experiences from driver narratives are explored. The state's potential for repression of immigrant groups is cautioned. L. Collins Leigh