Immigration Article of the Day: Fetch the Bolt Cutters: Reflections on Racial Capitalism and the NAFTA/USMCA by J. Benton Heath 

Fetch the Bolt Cutters: Reflections on Racial Capitalism and the NAFTA/USMCA by J. Benton Heath, Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Forthcoming

Abstract

From the pecan orchards of West Texas, this paper offers a reflection on the utility of racial capitalism as an organizing frame for understanding international trade and trade agreements. The paper is also a tribute to other scholars in this field, whose work long precedes my own. It is an expanded version of a presentation given for an symposium at Brooklyn Law School in October 2023 on Promises and Challenges for the Future of North American Trade, and it is written for readers who may be unfamiliar with this body of work.

KJ