Border Vigils - Keeping Migrants Out of the Rich World (Paperback)

Ours is an era marked by extraordinary human migrations, with some 200 million people alive today having moved from their country of origin. The political reaction in Europe and the United States has been to raise the drawbridge: immigrant workers are needed, but no longer welcome. So migrants die in trucks or drown en route; they are murdered in smuggling operations or ruthlessly exploited in illegal businesses that make it impossible for the abused to seek police help. More than 15,000 people have died in the last twenty years trying to circumvent European entry restrictions. In this beautifully written book, Jeremy Harding draws haunting portraits of the migrants - and anti-immigrant zealots - he encountered in his investigations in Europe and on the US-Mexico border. Harding's painstaking research and global perspective identify the common characteristics of immigration policy across the rich world and raise pressing questions about the future of national boundaries and universal values.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Jeremy Harding
Dimensions:	198 x 132 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-78168-063-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78168-063-9
Barcode:	9781781680636

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