Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Europe's Immigration Crisis

Immigration




http://migrantreport.org/arrivals-by-sea-approach-250000/


In contrast to the Eurozone Crisis, the most interesting questions prompted by Europe's immigration crisis are less to do with economics than ethical or philosophical in nature.


 Consider these:

1. What do people in wealthy countries owe people in poor countries?

2. Why treat "refugees" differently from "economic migrants?"

3. Is there a justification for "closed borders"? If so, what is this justification?

4. Do EU member states owe more to fellow "Europeans" than "non-Europeans?"

5.  Do states owe more to people from countries that they have have harmed?

6. Should illegal immigrants be deported?


Philosophical articles to read:

--Phillip Cole, "On the Borders of Solidarity"--pro-open borders

--When Immigrants Lose their Human Rights--Interview with Joe Carens (pro-open borders)

   The three most influential anti-open borders scholars are: Paul Collier, David Miller, and David Goodhart


David Goodhart, Too Diverse?

And on the question whether states owe more to people from countries that they have have harmed, see:

 James Souter. "Towards a Theory of Asylum as Reparation for Past Injustice"

For more on these topics, see the book Sarah Fine and Lea Ypi, Migration in Political Theory

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migrants routes to europe


Immigrants, 2014 (per 1 000 inhabitants)

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News Stories, Articles, and Documentaries

"The flow of Africans from Libya to Italy is now Europe’s worst migration crisis." Economist Oct 2016

 Europe's Immigration Crisis is Just Beginning (Washington Post 2016)

Bruce Stokes, The Immigration Crisis Is Tearing Europe Apart, FP July 2016

Pierre Vimont, Migration in Europe: Bridging the Solidarity Gap


Alex Norrington, Migrant Report 2014-2015--Med Crisis 2015

"The Making of Merkel's Decision to Accept Refugees" Der Spiegel 24 August 2016

How Politics is Failing the Refugee Crisis (Bild, Germany)

Blessing U. Mberu and Roland Pongou, "Nigeria--Multiple Forms of Mobility in Africa's Demographic Giant," Migration Policy Institute

Caitlin Katsiaficas, Asylum Seeker and Migration Flows in the Med

Guiliani, The Challenge of Illegal Immigration in the Mediterranean

OPINION:

Opinion: Roberto Savio, Immigration, Myths and the Irresponsibility of Europe


DOCUMENTARIES:

The Truth About Immigration (BBC Documentary 2014)

African Migrants Trying to Reach Europe (Channel Four--Newsclip)




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