The Immigration Crisis in Europe and the U.S.-Mexico Border in the New Era of Heightened Nativism

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In The Immigration Crisis in Europe and the U.S.-Mexico Border in the New Era of Heightened Nativism, Victoria Carty compares the immigration crises in the European Union and the United States. Beginning in 2014, the Arab Spring upheavals and failed states in Northern Africa and the Middle East overwhelmed many European countries which the European Union system was not prepared for. In the Americas, failed states in Central America such as Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador also led to an unexpected influx of immigrants to the United States, many of them unaccompanied minors, fleeing gangs, violence and poverty. In The Immigration Crisis in Europe and the U.S.-Mexico Border, Carty studies theories of immigration, social movements, and critical race theory to provide a better understanding of the current immigration crises in Europe and the United States. Carty shows that the high volume of immigration in both the EU and the United States has led to a resurgence of nativist sentiments and white supremacy groups.

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Carty brings in the power of comparative analysis across world regions to illuminate the dynamics of international migration.She masterfully documents how populist-right demagogues manipulate publics in Europe and the United States about immigration from the Middle East, North Africa, and Latin America. The Immigration Crisis also incorporates empowering stories and inspiring trends of mass resistance comprised of grassroots coalitions mobilizing against xenophobic policies by states in the global North. Students and scholars of race, migration, and political sociology will find this as an indispensable work to navigate extremist politics in the age of globalization.

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Victoria Carty is associate professor of sociology at Chapman University.