International Migration and Citizenship Today

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ISBN: 9780415772990 | 0415772990
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Copyright: 8/19/2009

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International migration has emerged in the last decade as one of the world's most controversial and pressing issues. This thought-provoking textbook offers the reader a more nuanced and extensive understanding of the complex economic, political, cultural, and moral concerns that arise when people move across borders seeking admission into other countries.

List of illustrations	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
The nature of this book	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Unique modern juxtaposition	p. 3
Focus on wealthier countries	p. 4
Two questions and one goal	p. 4
Types of migrants shaping our debates	p. 5
Moral obligations toward migrants and hosts	p. 6
Looking ahead	p. 9
Suggested resources	p. 9
Immigrants	p. 11
Accepting immigrants	p. 13
Introduction	p. 13
High-skilled immigrants	p. 13
Low-skilled immigrants	p. 17
Guest-worker programs	p. 19
Admission for sale and admission by chance	p. 23
Family connections	p. 24
Foreign students and scholars	p. 26
Conclusion	p. 29
Dealing with the unwanted	p. 30
Introduction	p. 30
Border control	p. 31
Deportations	p. 33
Discouragements	p. 35
Employer sanctions	p. 38
Amnesties	p. 39
Conclusion	p. 42
Impact of immigrants	p. 43
Introduction	p. 43
Economic impact	p. 43
Political impact	p. 46
Cultural impact	p. 48
Remittances	p. 51
Brain drain and brain circulation	p. 53
Conclusion	p. 56
Suggested resources	p. 56
Refugees	p. 57
Modern efforts to protect refugees	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
The origin and role of UNHCR	p. 59
Refugee definition and the principle of non-refoulement	p. 60
Refugee protection in the Cold War and beyond	p. 63
Asylum and its controversy	p. 66
Alternatives to asylum	p. 70
Refugee repatriation and resettlement	p. 73
"Others of concern"	p. 73
Conclusion	p. 75
Problems of protection	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
Perceived shortcomings of the definition of a "refugee"	p. 77
Expanding the definition	p. 79
What is persecution?	p. 80
Universality vs. cultural relativism	p. 82
Parliamentarians debate asylum	p. 84
Conclusion	p. 87
Suggested resources	p. 88
Citizenship	p. 89
Citizenship and the rise of nationalism	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
Nationalism and nation-states	p. 91
The rise of nation-states, sovereignty, and democracy	p. 95
Legal and identity citizenship	p. 96
Minority rights and citizenship	p. 98
Dealing with diversity	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 103
Naturalization	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Born into citizenship	p. 105
Citizenship through naturalization	p. 109
Comparing naturalization processes in different countries	p. 113
Going through the naturalization process	p. 115
Conclusion	p. 117
Suggested resources	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 119
Beyond conventional approaches to migration and citizenship	p. 121
Summary of the complexity	p. 121
Demographic shifts	p. 123
Alignment of labor supply and demand	p. 124
Danger of marginalization	p. 125
Rights of non-citizens	p. 126
Open immigration opportunities	p. 128
Needed: a holistic approach	p. 129
Notes	p. 130
Bibliography	p. 139
Index	p. 147
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