Natural disasters and the dire effects of climate change cause
massive population displacements and lead to some of the most
intractable political and humanitarian challenges seen today. Yet,
as Maria Cristina Garcia observes in this critical history of U.S.
policy on migration in the Global South, there is actually no such
thing as a "climate refugee" under current U.S. law. Most
initiatives intended to assist those who must migrate are flawed
and ineffective from inception because they are derived from
outmoded policies. In a world of climate change, U.S. refugee
policy simply does not work. Garcia focuses on Central America and
the Caribbean, where natural disasters have repeatedly worsened
poverty, inequality, and domestic and international political
tensions. She explains that the creation of better U.S. policy for
those escaping disasters is severely limited by the 1980 Refugee
Act, which continues to be applied almost exclusively for reasons
of persecution directly related to politics, race, religion, and
identity. Garcia contends that the United States must transform its
outdated migration policies to address today's realities. Climate
change and natural disasters are here to stay, and much of the
human devastation left in their wake is essentially a policy
choice.
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