Migration in the 21st century : rights, outcomes, and policy / / edited by Kim Korinek and Thomas N. Maloney

• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.8209051
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration - History - 21st century; Emigration and immigration
• Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration Political aspects History 21st century; United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects History 21st century
• Altri autori: KorinekKim Marie MaloneyThomas N. <1964->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; 1 Introduction; Part I: International law, human rights, and migration in the global context; 2 Living with noncitizens: Migration, domination, and human rights; 3 The rights of aliens: Legal regimes and historical perspectives; 4 How should corporate social responsibility address labor migration in light of market globalization?; Part II: Migrant impacts and outcomes: Demographic, economic, political, and social; 5 Global patterns of migration, sources of data, and the new policy consensus ; 6 The labor market effects of immigration: A unified view of recent developments7 Bridging the gap: Transnational and ethnic organizations in the political incorporation of immigrants in the United States; 8 Migrants, migrant communities, social capital, and violence; 9 Pathways to college, to the professoriate, and to a green card: Linking research, policy, and practice on immigrant Latino youth; 10 Facts and fictions of unauthorized immigration to the US; Part III: Rights, outcomes, and policy at the state and local level: A case study of Utah ; 11 Driving in a new immigrant destination: Migrant rights and state-level policy12 Legal status and economic mobility among immigrants in the early 21st century: Evidence from the "new gateway" of Utah; 13 Trapped in resettlement!: What integration for refugees in Utah?; Part IV: Summary: What have we learned?; 14 Immigration in the early 21st century: Lessons from a multidisciplinary perspective; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this volume, we examine the challenges and opportunities created by global migration at the start of the 21st century. Our focus extends beyond economic impact to questions of international law, human rights, and social and political incorporation. We examine immigrant outcomes and policy questions at the global, national, and local levels. Our primary purpose is to connect ethical, legal, and social science scholarship from a variety of disciplines in order to raise questions and generate new insights regarding patterns of migration and the design of useful policy.While the book
• Titolo autorizzato: Migration in the 21st century
• ISBN: 1-136-92497-3; 1-136-92498-1; 1-282-91296-8; 9786612912962; 0-203-84512-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785496403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Regions and cities.