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IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, BROADER CONTEXTS, AND PUBLIC POLICY DISCONNECTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

John A. García
John A. García*
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, University of Arizona
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Professor John A. García, Department of Political Science, 315 Social Sciences Building, P.O. Box 210027, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0027. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This essay attempts to broaden the context of public and policy discourses about the nature and complexities associated with migration to the United States. Several dimensions are examined: (1) global and U.S. migration trends; (2) the effects of migration on both the communities of origin and destination; (3) issues related to the rights and standing of migrants; (4) the gendered dimensions related to migration; (5) patterns of migrants' integration into their host society; (6) the impact of human-capital investment and its consequences; and (7) the limitations of the current policy discussions and initiatives. In the case of the latter, the need to move away from polarizing and simplistic perspectives and to integrate the many socioeconomic and political complexities associated with international migration is discussed. A more comprehensive understanding of migration recognizes that it is not exclusively the result of individual behaviors and motivations. Structural relationships, both domestically and internationally, as well as public policies have also had an effect on migration flows and patterns.

Keywords

Public PolicyInternational MigrationGlobalizationHuman RightsIntegration
Type
State of the Discourse
Information
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , Fall 2007 , pp. 479 - 487
Copyright
Copyright © W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research 2007

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