03000nam 2200541 450 991055449440332120230630000312.01-5036-2788-810.1515/9781503627888(CKB)4100000011779561(OCoLC)1239980572(MiAaPQ)EBC6488006(DE-B1597)579782(DE-B1597)9781503627888(EXLCZ)99410000001177956120210328d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCrossing how we label and react to people on the move /Rebecca HamlinStanford, California :Stanford University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (220 pages) illustrations1-5036-1060-8 1-5036-2787-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The migrant/refugee binary --Uneven sovereignties --Academic study --The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees --The global South --Arrivals in Europe --American public discourse --Beyond binary thinking.Today, the concept of "the refugee" as distinct from other migrants looms large. Immigration laws have developed to reinforce a dichotomy between those viewed as voluntary, often economically motivated, migrants who can be legitimately excluded by potential host states, and those viewed as forced, often politically motivated, refugees who should be let in. In Crossing, Rebecca Hamlin argues against advocacy positions that cling to this distinction. Everything we know about people who decide to move suggests that border crossing is far more complicated than any binary, or even a continuum, can encompass. Drawing on cases of various "border crises" across Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East, Hamlin outlines major inconsistencies and faulty assumptions on which the binary relies. The migrant/refugee binary is not just an innocuous shorthand-indeed, its power stems from the way in which it is painted as apolitical. In truth, the binary is a dangerous legal fiction, politically constructed with the ultimate goal of making harsh border control measures more ethically palatable to the public. This book is a challenge to all those invested in the rights and study of migrants to move toward more equitable advocacy for all border crossers.Emigration and immigration lawMigrant.asylum.categorization.immigration.labeling.refugee.rhetoric.Emigration and immigration law.342.082Hamlin Rebecca1217516MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910554494403321Crossing2815707UNINA