Beyond Economic Migration
Social, Historical, and Political Factors in US Immigration
Published on 17. January 2023
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-4798-1853-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"An important addition to the literature on immigration. The multidisciplinary analyses of cross-border movements and resettlement underscore the urgent need for immigration reform." - Carl Bankston, Tulane University "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." - Steven Gold, Michigan State UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
39 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4798-1853-2 (9781479818532)
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Min Zhou (Editor)
Min Zhou is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox and editor of Contemporary Chinese Diasporas.
Hasan Mahmud (Editor)
Hasan Mahmud is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University in Qatar.
Min Zhou is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox and editor of Contemporary Chinese Diasporas.
Hasan Mahmud (Editor)
Hasan Mahmud is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University in Qatar.