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Financing Illegal Migration

Chinese Underground Banks and Human Smuggling in New York City

Linda Zhao author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:22nd Nov '13

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This unique study explores the relationship between informal financial systems, illegal migration and human smuggling. Focusing on Chinese illegal immigrants working in the US, it examines the motivation and patterns of the use of illegal fund transfer systems, providing a revealing insight into the workings of Chinese underground banks.

"This seminal work on underground banks in New York's Chinatown sheds light not only on the inner workings of a secretive banking system, but also on the broader issues of human smuggling, organized crime, and national security. Through the examination of the transnational movement of money, Linda Shuo Zhao provides a rich and nuanced account of the lives of smuggled Chinese in the United States."

- Ko-lin Chin, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, USA

ISBN: 9781137290892

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 3256g

160 pages