Mexico's "narco-refugees"

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Jef Huysmans

"In this volume, Jef Huysmans critically engages with theoretical developments in international relations and security studies to develop a fresh conceptual framework for studying security." "Huysmans argues that security policies and responses do not appear out of the blue, but are part of a continuous and gradual process, pre-structured by previous developments. Huysmans examines the processes of securitization and explores how an issue, on the basis of the distribution and administration of fear, becomes a security policy. Applying this theory, he then provides a detailed analysis of migration, asylum and refuge in the European Union."--Jacket.

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Tom Streissguth

"Examines immigration in the United States, including the history of U.S. immigration and the debate over immigration reforms, laws, and policies"--Provided by publisher.

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David W. Haines and Karen E. Rosenblum

Few issues have provoked as much controversy over the last decade as illegal immigration. While some argue for the need to seal America's borders and withdraw all forms of social and governmental support for illegal migrants and their children, others argue for humanitarian treatment--including legalization--for people who fill widely acknowledged needs in American industry and agriculture and have left home-country situations of economic hardship or political persecution. The study of illegal immigration necessarily confronts a broad range of migrants--from the familiar border crossers to those who enter illegally and overstay their visas, to the many unrecognized refugees who enter the country to seek protection under U.S. asylum law. The subject also demands attention to American society's responses to these newcomers--responses that often focus on limited elements of a complex issue. A comprehensive, up-to-date review of this volatile subject, this book provides an accessible, balanced introduction to the subject. Covering the full range of illegal immigrants from Mexican border crossers to Central American refugees, illegal Europeans, and smuggled Chinese, the book considers the kind of work the migrants do and the public response to them. The work is divided into four parts: Concepts, Policies, and Numbers; The Migrants and Their Work; The Responses; and Illegal Immigration in Perspective.

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Maxime Tandonnet

Les première années du XXIe siècle sont marquées par une nouvelle vague de migrations, qui résulte des déséquilibres de la société internationale et de l'instabilité planétaire croissante. Les jeunes générations des pays en développement semblent aujourd'hui constituer un vivier inépuisable de candidats à l'émigration. Cela se traduit par une augmentation spectaculaire de l'immigration illégale. Incontrôlés, mal gérés, les phénomènes migratoires deviennent un facteur d'incompréhension et de tension entre les nations et les peuples. Le malaise européen sur l'immigration appelle aujourd'hui un changement profond de politique..