Emigration Immigration category: 2215 books
Illegal, Legal Immigration
Causes, Effects and Solutions. Why Some Succeed and Others Fail
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
This book will inform and educate the general public on illegal immigration and its effects not only on those directly involved in the process, but on the general population as well. Writing about it in the context of its impact on contemporary society seems to be the best way to do it. How the different...
Immigration and the State
Fear, Greed and Hospitality
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2016
This book examines how and why liberalism and human rights have proven insufficient to protect immigrants. Contemporary immigration systems are characterized by increasing complexity and expanding enforcement, and frequently criticized for violating human rights and for causing death, exclusion and...
Detaining the Immigrant Other
Global and Transnational Issues
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
This edited text explores immigration detention through a global and transnational lens. Immigration detention is frequently transnational; the complex dynamics of apprehending, detaining, and deporting undocumented immigrants involve multiple organizations that coordinate and often act across nation...
Suspect Families
DNA Analysis, Family Reunification and Immigration Policies
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Suspect Families is the first book to investigate the social, political, and ethical implications of parental testing for family reunification in immigration cases. Drawing on policy documents, legal frameworks, case study material and interviews with representatives of governmental and non-governmental...
Brain Gain
Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Many of America's greatest artists, scientists, investors, educators, and entrepreneurs have come from abroad. Rather than suffering from the "brain drain" of talented and educated individuals emigrating, the United States has benefited greatly over the years from the "brain gain"...
Reproducing the French Race
Immigration, Intimacy, and Embodiment in the Early Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
In Reproducing the French Race, Elisa Camiscioli argues that immigration was a defining feature of early-twentieth-century France, and she examines the political, cultural, and social issues implicated in public debates about immigration and national identity at the time. Camiscioli demonstrates that...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Immigration, Incorporation and Transition is an intriguing collection of articles and essays. It was developed to commemorate the twenty-fi fth anniversary of The Journal of American Ethnic History. Its purpose, like that of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, is to integrate interdisciplinary...
Other Immigrants
The Global Origins of the American People
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. Yet despite their large numbers and long history of movement to America, non-Europeans are conspicuously absent from many books about immigration.
In Other Immigrants, David M. Reimers...
European Immigration
A Sourcebook
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Who are Europe's immigrants? This innovative volume provides a comprehensive overview of the immigration situation in all 25 EU countries. Each chapter is written by an expert and follows a common structure, allowing direct comparisons to be made between countries. Chapters provide a clear focus in...
Reporting at the Southern Borders
Journalism and Public Debates on Immigration in the U.S. and the E.U.
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Undocumented immigration across the Mediterranean and the US-Mexican border is one of the most contested transatlantic public and political issues, raising fundamental questions about national identity, security and multiculturalism—all in the glare of news media themselves undergoing dramatic transformations.
This...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
This book examines immigration to small cities throughout Canada. It explores the distinct challenges brought about by the influx of people to urban communities which typically have less than 100,000 residents.Â
The essays are organized into four main sections: partnerships, resources, and...
Immigration Reform
We Can Do It, If We Apply Our Founders' True Ideals
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
Immigration Reform is an in-depth discussion of immigration reform in America. The author demystifies this polarizing subject by posing questions about the ethical and political quandaries still presented by race and ethnicity after two and a half centuries of American independence. The book highlights...
Immigration and Refugee Policy
Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2019
Unstable social climates are causing the displacement of large numbers of people around the world. Thus, the issue of safe replacement arises, causing the need for examining and improving the policies and strategies regarding immigration and helping these individuals integrate into new societies....
Twenty-First-Century Immigration to North America
Newcomers in Turbulent Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2017
Human migration has reached an unprecedented level, and the numbers are expected to continue growing into the foreseeable future. Host societies and migrants face challenges in ensuring that the benefits of migration accrue to both parties, and that economic and socio-cultural costs are minimized. An...