Denial, deterrence, and disenchantment : why many never immigrate / Jacob Richard Thomas

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Jacob Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration law.

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Emigration and immigration.

Denial of justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This book complements abundant research about immigrants by contributing novel data, knowledge, and theories about potential immigrants-those who might have immigrated but did not despite the benefits of migration to immigrants and origin and destination societies. The text examines three mechanisms that reduce or restrict immigration-governments denying visas, policies and social forces deterring many from applying for visas, and potential immigrants becoming disenchanted with immigration. Jacob expands the Push-Pull Model to a Push-Retain-Pull-Repel Model that accounts for why many remain ambivalently immobile. Narratives of might-have-been-immigrants reveal an (im)mobility paradox: factors facilitating migration-socio-economic resources and social ties-also hinder it. The book analyses denial, deterrence, and disenchantment from the perspective of countless people who do not immigrate due to one of these processes, revealing how they are socio-economically stratified with respect to each other and immigrants. This provokes a deeper, more global understanding of inequalities in migratory opportunities"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : The specter of potential immigrants haunts international migration research

What ties individuals to a society? How (im)mobility capital stratifies international migration and mobility

How the strategic presentation of the nonimmigrant self undermines the nonimmigrant/immigrant binary

The gendered ways familial ties reduce international migration and mobility

Not settled enough to be internationally mobile : How deadlines in the life course schedule deter potential immigrants

Becoming disenchanted with the immigrant’s dream : The gradual sociological formation of ex-immigrant subjectivity

“I wanted to immigrate until ________” : What types of sudden shocks end immigration projects?

What we gain from more knowledge about denial, deterrence, and disenchantment and the potential immigrants who do not immigrate

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 3, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Thomas, Jacob Richard Denial, deterrence, and disenchantment

ISBN:

9781009661508

1009661507

9781009661515

1009661515

OCLC:

1572419454

Publisher Number:

CIPO000335823

CIPO000380808

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license