The Migration Question
Politics, Economics and the Failure of Border Security
Leila Simona Talani author Matilde Rosina author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Publishing:5th Jun '25
£30.00
This title is due to be published on 5th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

This authoritative book proposes a fresh perspective on international migration, offering decisive answers to the big questions, and dismantling the main myths surrounding one of the most salient issues of today's global politics. Who are these migrants? Do they steal our jobs? Can we help them in their home countries? Do border controls improve security? Are open borders desirable? Leila Simona Talani and Matilde Rosina address these issues and more in their deeply researched study of migration into both Europe and the United States.
Assessing globalisation's impact on international migration, the authors find that it is virtually impossible to stop contemporary flows from the Global South to North. In this context, policies designed to control, limit or deter immigration simply transform some or all regular migrants into irregular ones--exacerbating insecurity for citizens of the receiving state, and criminalising the migrants.
Through empirical research including original surveys and interviews, Talani and Rosina demonstrate conclusively that the only solution to this short-circuit world of securitisation and criminalisation is for the Global North to open its doors to the migrants already, inevitably, coming through--particularly since the evidence shows that regularising migration is a positive-sum game, in economic, social and security terms.
‘An essential and accessible guide to the current debate about the causes and consequences of migration in the twenty-first century, combining rigorous academic analysis with a clear discussion of the policy issues.’
-- Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King’s College London‘At a time when anti-immigration sentiment is driving the rise of the far right on both sides of the Atlantic, this book is essential reading. Through extensive research and interviews, Talani and Rosina show convincingly that attempts to curb migration through securitisation are self-defeating and that open border policies can benefit not only migrants but also citizens of sender and receiver countries.’
-- Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Relations, Hamilton CollegeISBN: 9781805263029
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288 pages