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This article available on the December 18 website, looks at the complex relationship between racism and colonialism as they relate to globalization and migration. The author addresses issues of "boundaries, exclusion, complicity and accountability", and argues that racism and colonialism are the root causes of many human rights violations that force individuals from Third World nations to flee. The article discusses forced migration patterns in various countries. It posits that global markets, structural adjustment programs and militarism are essentially new forms of control. The article concludes that an understanding of the coalescing matrix of oppression (i.e., capitalism, militarism, patriarchy, racism and colonialism) is instructive in deconstructing racist systems and policies and assigning accountability. Although this document does not focus on women, it's approach can be useful in understanding race and gender issues.