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Beyond Economic Migration : Social, Historical, and Political Factors in US Immigration by Hasan Mahmud (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew York University Press
ISBN-101479818542
ISBN-139781479818549
eBay Product ID (ePID)11057251790
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeyond Economic Migration : Social, Historical, and Political Factors in Us Immigration
SubjectPublic Policy / Immigration, Sociology / General, Emigration & Immigration, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
AuthorHasan Mahmud
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-003599
ReviewsAn important addition to the literature on immigration. The multidisciplinary analyses of cross-border movements and resettlement underscore the urgent need for immigration reform., Edited and written by leading scholars in the study of international migration, this highly original volume offers a nuanced, multilevel, and empirically grounded resource for understanding the significance of non-economic factors in shaping the migration experiences of diverse groups in the US. . . . Includes valuable research on understudied populations, such as skilled Africans, skilled Pakistani women, skilled Latin Americans, and transnational women. A groundbreaking contribution to the field.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal325.73
SynopsisOffers a critique of the economic model of immigration Most understandings of migration to the US focus on two primary factors. Either there was trouble in the home country, such as political unrest or famine, that pushed people out, or there was a general yearning for "a better life" or "more opportunity," often conceptualized as the American Dream. Although many contemporary migrants in the United States have been driven by economic interests, the processes of immigration and integration are shaped also by the intersection of a range of noneconomic factors in both sending and receiving countries. The contributors to Beyond Economic Migration offer a nuanced look at a range of issues affecting motives to migrate and outcomes of integration, including US immigration policy and the visa system, labor market incorporation, employment precarity, identity and belonging, and transnationalism relating to female migrants, student migrants, and temporary foreign workers. Beyond Economic Migration argues that, for the dream of fair and equitable migration to be realized, analyses of cross-border movements, resettlement, and integration must pay attention to how migrants' individual attributes interact with institutional mechanisms and social processes., Offers a critique of the economic model of immigration Most understandings of migration to the US focus on two primary factors. Either there was trouble in the home country, such as political unrest or famine, that pushed people out, or there was a general yearning for "a better life" or "more opportunity," often conceptualized as the American ......
LC Classification NumberJV6471.B49 2023
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