Immigration Realities : Challenging Common Misperceptions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castañeda, Ernesto.

Contributor:

Cione, Carina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Immigrants.

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Great Britain.

Mexican-American Border Region--Defenses.

Mexican-American Border Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2024.

Summary:

This timely book is a practical, evidence-based primer on immigrants and immigration. Each chapter debunks a frequently encountered claim and answers common questions.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Immigration as a History of Exclusion and Homemaking

1. The Southern Border Is Safe, but Border Enforcement Makes It Unsafe for Many

2. Border Walls Do Not Keep Immigrants Out of a Country

3. Immigrants Commit Less Crime than Native-Born People

4. Immigrants Want to, and Do, Learn the Local Language

5. Immigrants Do Not Depend on Welfare Programs More than Native-Born People

6. Remittances Do Not Drain Host Countries’ Economies and Are Not Like Foreign Aid

7. There Is No Refugee Crisis

8. Globalization and Migration Are Independent Processes

9. Brexit Did Not Halt Immigration to the United Kingdom

10. Immigrants Can Integrate While Maintaining Their Identities

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ISBN:

9780231555210

0231555210

OCLC:

1460463376