The Effectiveness of Immigration Policies

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2022

The research paper goes into case studies and historical events where migrants were important players on the political and societal scene. The focus of the study covers the ramifications of migrant waves in the third world countries where these communities had the space to influence the host country, in particular fragile political atmosphere. Case studies from Lebanon, a third world country, discuss the country that hosted two distinct migrant waves both moved to the country in the same century having the two groups affecting the nation in very different arguably opposing ways. The definition of the migrants for international institutions and the European approach in addressing migrant issues as well as a suggestion of what makes migration a progressive addition to a country.

in J. Satvinder (ed.) The Ashgate Research Companion to Migration Law, Theory & Policy, Ashgate: London, 581-97, 2013

The chapter develops an approach that has two key elements. The first is a focus on states as the key locations for the regulation of migration. However, rather than seeing international migration as a challenge to these states (as some kind of external threat or challenge), this chapter explores the ways in which states, relationships between states and the constitution of governance systems play a key role in shaping international migration. The second is a focus on what has been called ‘boundary build-up’, which explores the dynamics of regulation by looking at how and why greater openness to certain flows such as of goods, capital and services can be accompanied by attempts to exert tighter controls on movement of people. In short, the chapter seeks not to assess how states respond to international migration (which tends to construe the role of states as relatively passive) but, instead, to look at ways in which states shape international migration.

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Annual Review of Political Science, 2018

The topic of migration raises important and challenging normative questions about the legitimacy of state power, the boundaries of political membership, and justice within and across state borders. States exercise power over borders , but what, if anything, justifies this power? Is it morally permissible for liberal democratic states to prevent their citizens from exiting the country and exclude prospective migrants from entering? If liberal democratic states are justified in excluding some and accepting others, how should they decide whom to admit? This review examines how contemporary political theorists and philosophers have answered these questions. First, I examine the conventional view that says states have the right to control immigration; second, I discuss arguments for open borders. The third section examines critique of open borders, and the fourth section considers more recent arguments that have been advanced in favor of the conventional view. I conclude with some suggestions for future research.

International Migration Review, 2007

This article critically reviews theories of migration policy according to two criteria: methodological rigor and explanatory plausibility. It finds that political economy accounts are theoretically robust, but at the price of oversimplification. Neo-institutional theories offer more sophisticated accounts, but fall short on a number of methodological and explanatory counts. As an alternative, this article suggests a theory focusing on the functional imperatives of the state in the area of migration, which shape its responses to societal interests and institutional structures.

Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2020